Coal Water Fish

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In the last decade, it was discovered that many of the abandoned coal mines in southern West Virginia held a surprisingly high quality resource: water. Now, the state is using these underground springs to spawn a new industry ?raising fish. Erika Celeste of West Virginia Public Broadcasting reports.

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