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After coal: A new book and documentary chronicle ‘stories of survival in Appalachia and Wales’

Environment

Communities on both sides of the Atlantic have been hit hard economically as coal production has dropped. Their experiences are the theme of a new book and documentary called, “After Coal: Stories of Survival in Appalachia and Wales.”

American Chestnut Tree

Residents of Appalachia try to give new life to old mines using a beloved chestnut tree

Environment

Helping kids escape coal mining’s shadow

Business, Economics and Jobs

The hidden costs of coal

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American Icons: Appalachian Spring

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Flight Behavior

Best selling author Barbara Kingsolver’s newest novel takes place in a small Appalachian community in rural Tennessee. The farming town gets international attention when climate change brings an unexpected group of winged creatures there to roost.

Judy Bonds Remembered

Living on Earth remembers a crusader for the Appalachian Mountains, Judy Bonds, who died Jan. 3 at age 58. The miner’s-daughter-turned-activist fought against mountaintop removal mining and longed to return to her family land.

Hold on Coal

The EPA’s announced it will be taking a closer look at 79 mountain-top-removal sites. If they don’t pass Clean Water Act standards, they could be restrained permanently.

Calculating Coal’s Toll

Appalachian communities that depend on the coal-mining industry have long suffered high rates of premature death. A new study shows the cost of excess deaths could be more than $80 billion.

Lost Mountain

A year in the life of an Appalachian mountain ravaged by coal strip-mining.

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