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The Obama Idea to Save Coal Country ... Water security has always been something of an inverse indicator of Eastern Kentucky's economic health. The more polluted the water, the better the mines ...

Aug 07, 2015· Five myths about coal ... Obama's "war on coal" is killing the mining industry. ... Coal doesn't have the same economic hold on the Appalachian states that .

Nov 28, 2016· The state is retiring eight large coal plants by 2030 whether or not Trump repeals Obama's climate policies. ... to save the coal industry? Look at Michigan. ... economics of coal .

In coal-rich Appalachia, Republicans — and even some Democrats — have lashed out at the Obama administration, saying in ads that a "war on coal" will close down mines and power plants across ...

Mar 29, 2017· Trump surrounded himself with coal miners when he signed his energy executive order, a very public signal that he was making good on a campaign promise to end the "war on coal." But not .

Oct 02, 2014· AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File Mitch McConnell once opposed a coal plant on environmental grounds "Economic and job expansion...must not occur to the detriment of our environment," McConnell ...

Sep 23, 2014· Mitch McConnell (AP/J. Scott Applewhite) McConnell's long, desperate lie: Economics, not Obama, is killing Kentucky coal McConnell says Obama's "war on coal" will end Kentucky's coal .

In coal-rich Appalachia, Republicans — and even some Democrats — have lashed out at the Obama administration, saying in ads that a "war on coal" will close down mines and power plants across ...

Aug 21, 2018· Trump is going to roll back Obama's restrictions on the ... "Killing the Clean Power Plan will not bring coal back, because the Clean Power Plan did not kill coal. It's still economics ...

A mural of a coal miner is visible in an empty storefront as signs advertising vacant apartments and stores hang in the windows along the main business street in Cumberland, Kentucky in October 2014.

Jun 02, 2014· Obama's 'war on coal' doesn't exist. ... Their bogus claim: Overreaching federal regulations are killing coal jobs. Central Appalachia is a crucible for the midterms, as a recent ... For Senate hopefuls running in traditionally coal-friendly states such as West ia and Kentucky, painting Obama as anti-coal is practically a ...

Apr 28, 2016· The situation for coal miners would likely get worse if Obama's Clean Power Plan is fully implemented. The EIA predicts the plan would more than double the number of coal plants shutting down over the next five years. The shutdowns have a cascading effect, causing coal production to collapse by more than 30 percent over the next decade.

Dec 21, 2018· Fewer than 4,000 work the coal mines in all of eastern Kentucky, down from over 15,000 in the early days of the Obama administration. In Harlan County, little more than a third of working-age ...

May 28, 2015· Economic programs aimed at transitioning coal country's economy, like Obama has proposed in his budget, would do far more good than killing EPA regulations. And it's not .

Sep 07, 2012· And the Obama administration is quick to note that coal employment is at the highest level since 1997, when 89,000 jobs were in coal. But Raulston says the number does not capture contract workers ...

One of the themes of Donald Trump's presidential campaign was bringing back coal jobs to the Midwest. As president, he has doubled down on this, promising to "lift restrictions on American energy — including shale oil, natural gas and beautiful, clean coal."[1] Many Republicans have blamed environmental regulations enacted during the Obama administration for the decline of the

Aug 03, 2015· Cheap natural gas is killing coal: Coal's downfall has been in the making for a long time. Its collapse accelerated after Obama took office, but the White House may not .

Jun 02, 2014· The Obama administration took aim at the coal industry on Monday by mandating a 30 percent cut in carbon emissions at fossil fuel-burning power plants by 2030 -- .

Oct 11, 2017· Scott Pruitt (Getty/AP/Photo montage by Salon) Not even Scott Pruitt can save the coal industry from itself Coal is yesterday's energy source. But for .

Aug 20, 2015· In the last several days, five eastern Kentucky communities suffering from the decline in the coal industry have voiced their support for President Obama's plan to pour more than $1 billion into ...

Obama's 7 Regulations That Are Killing Jobs . By Ernest Istook Friday, 02 September 2011 12:48 PM ... 219 major regulations are impending—meaning 219 efforts that EACH are estimated to cost the economy more than $100 million a year. ... National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam ...

Trump seeks to ax Appalachia economic programs, causing worry in coal country. ... President Barack Obama, are expected to create or retain more than 23,670 jobs and train and educate over 49,000 ...

May 04, 2017· Donald Trump yet to deliver promise to end Barack Obama's 'war on coal' but locals hopeful the worst is far behind them ... Coal mining west ia Stephanie March. ... Eastern Kentucky Coal ...

Jun 22, 2017· John Oliver: it's time for Trump to stop lying to coal miners On Last Week Tonight, Oliver does two things that are rare in mainstream media reports about coal.
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