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Opinion: Coal Miners Helped Shape America’s Labor Landscape. Their Industry is Fading, but that History is Worth Remembering.

“Their sweat and blood provided the ‘black gold’ that built this country’s industrial base and paved the way for many of the benefits Americans now take for granted such as an eight-hour workday, health insurance, safer workplaces and pensions for those who are still lucky enough to get them.”
Time Magazine

The Debate Over Carbon Capture in a New Mexico City

While proponents cite local coal job retention, others are skeptical of high costs and impacts on nearby people and environments.
Yale Climate Connections

Germany’s Lessons for the U.S. Coal Transition

Despite challenges of its own, the country’s approach to phasing out coal is a useful guide to how the United States can ensure a just transition for workers and communities.
Inside Climate News

Opinion: A Fair and Responsible Transition to Clean Energy

“The question is whether we watch passively from the sidelines or try to direct this once-in-a-lifetime transition in ways that are efficient for energy producers, affordable for energy consumers, fair for workers, and sustainable in our use of earth’s resources.”
Arizona Capitol Times

Former Coal-Mining Town in Appalachian Ohio Seeks to Reinvent Itself

Drawing on local strengths, the town of Shawnee is combining outdoor recreation and downtown revitalization to create economic opportunity.
Columbus Dispatch

Brandon Dennison Shares His Perspective On an Equitable Economic Transition for Coal Communities

“Those most affected by coal’s collapse don’t have to be collateral damage in the transition to renewable energy; we can be the leaders of an entirely new and better economy. In fact, I believe Appalachians have the exact skills our country will need to remain globally competitive in this new, more sustainable economy.”
Huntington Herald-Dispatch

Anthony Flaccavento Applies Lessons from the Tobacco Transition to the Coal Transition

For Flaccavento, the National Economic Transition platform provides the investment needed for Appalachian communities to navigate a second economic transition.
Roanoke Times

Montana Coal Production Declined 21% Over the Past Year

Industry experts say that lower energy demand, spurred by the pandemic, is responsible for the decline.
Great Falls Tribune

Editorial: A Better Idea for Virginia’s Controversial Coal Tax Credits

“Coal companies won’t like this idea — they’ll want to keep those tax credits. But why should Southwest Virginia tie its fate to an industry that has clearly not made the region wealthy when there’s an opportunity to create an entirely new economy?”
Roanoke Times

Indiana Policymakers Forge a Complicated Transition From Coal to Renewables

As the state’s utilities move toward renewables, recent legislation aims to keep coal in use.
Daily Energy Insider
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