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Over the past 50 in West Virginia, jobs in coal mining have declined by 66 percent -- and experts don’t predict a comeback. But we’re not alone -- other industrial places around the world face similar dilemmas. As the last story in West Virginia Public Broadcasting's series about the state of coal in West Virginia, Roxy Todd spoke with some of the people who live in those places, to find out where we may be headed. She started in Germany 50 years ago - when coal executives and political leaders were forced to make tough decisions when it came to the future of coal, and their home.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCoal has been “king” for most of the last century in West Virginia and central Appalachia, but in recent years, global market forces, governmental regulations and alternative energy sources like natural gas have reduced its dominance.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMountaineer has been generating electric power since Jimmy Carter was president. But due to changing environmental regulations and the competition from natural gas and renewable energy, time could be running out.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWe travel back in time 100 years, when West Virginia was home to our nation's most violent labor uprising — the Battle of Blair Mountain.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe UMWA has long been a staple in coal's long legacy — but with the industry declining, so has membership in the union. With uncertainties abound, UMWA leaders say they are looking to expand beyond representing miners.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe first female coal miner in America wasn’t legally hired until 1973. At that time, women made 57 cents to a dollar earned by men. The American labor force has come a long way since then but still has a ways to go to reach equality, especially for women of color. In 2020, women earned 82.3% of men’s annual salary.
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