We shall continue our program to serve the rural mining communities of Appalachia. We shall work with their children at risk. We shall work to provide job training, education, and job placement opportunities to workers and their families dislocated from the mining industry.
Coal mining in West Virginia extends as far back as the late 18th century, when local landowners who discovered coal outcrops on their property opened "coal banks" for nearby residents to access for heating.
is the product of 14 local, state, and regional organizations across Appalachia that are working together to end mountaintop removal coal mining and create a prosperous future for the region.
A key National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine study on coal mining in the Appalachian Mountains is under review over whether it's worth the money.
The Trump administration has ordered researchers to stop work on an independent evaluation of potential health effects from mountaintop removal coal mining.
In Life After Coal, Appalachia Attempts to Reinvent Itself The decline of the mining industry started long before the Obama administration and will likely continue even with Trump in the White House.