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HAAS eKentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute to Help Find Future for Unemployed Coal Miners

March 12, 2018

John Ray of Martin County worked in coal mines nearly 10 years before the company told him he would be laid off. He worked his last 60 days then began looking for another job, but “nobody was really optimistic,” Ray

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The Ripple Effect Caused By the Collapse of Coal

March 5, 2018

While local and regional leaders may have come to the Resort at Glade Springs in Daniels last week to learn how to maybe get their hands on a piece of the proposed $20 million in Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) POWER

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New River Gorge Tour in W. Va. Pays Tribute to Coal Miners During Black History Month

February 26, 2018

With the Civil War over and the development of railroads and coal mines gaining momentum in the New River Gorge area, thousands of job-seeking African-Americans began migrating here from the south in the 1870s. The majority of workers who carved

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Eagle Scout’s Coal Mine Exhibit is New Jewel at O’Fallon History Museum in Illinois

February 19, 2018

If you dig into the history of O’Fallon, you won’t have to drill down very far to find how coal mining helped fuel the town’s founding. “You can’t tell the early history of O’Fallon without talking about coal mining,” said

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The Forgotten Salt Mines of Kallar Kahar Becomes Popular with Tourists in Pakistan

February 12, 2018

The entire Salt Range belt is blessed with various kinds of minerals such as salt, coal and gypsum. One of the salt mines in this area, the Khewra Salt Mines, is popular with tourists. There is great potential for tourism

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Reopening of Empire State Zinc Mine Jump Starts Gouverneur Economy in New York

February 6, 2018

Michael Ellis couldn’t be any happier about returning to his hometown to work 3,200 feet underground. The 50-year-old left the area about a decade ago when a drop in zinc prices caused the St. Lawrence Zinc mine to close, costing

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Anthracite Marks 250th Anniversary: Hard Coal Still has Modern Uses

February 6, 2018

This year marks the 250th anniversary of anthracite in the hard coal region of Pennsylvania. While the industry has hit an all-time low in mining and production, anthracite coal still has a variety of popular uses today. President Donald Trump

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Deep Sea Mining: Charting the Risks of a New Frontier

January 25, 2018

Our growing demand for resources has prompted companies to turn to mining in the depths of the oceans. With help from robots, a team of German scientists is racing to map the potential environmental damage. The Earth’s oceans hide vast

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A Look at Trump Administration’s First Year of Energy and Environment Accomplishments

January 22, 2018

Elections have consequences, and in the energy and environmental policy areas, the consequences resulting from the election of Donald Trump have been profound. When it comes to being president, ideas and vision are in many cases just as important as

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America’s Economy Remains Sapped By Fringe Environmental Ideologues

January 22, 2018

Though President Trump has yet to give our nation’s onerous regulatory state a nickname, he’s nonetheless making good on his promise to eliminate the scourge of regulation that for decades has been a consistent fork in the eye of economic

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