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Appalachia is one of three coal-mining regions in the United States; the others are the Interior coal region, and the Western coal region, which includes the Powder River Basin. Eight states lie in the Appalachian coal region: Alabama, eastern Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. [4]
Coal mining in Appalachia — a geographic−cultural region of the Eastern United States. Subcategories This category has the following 18 subcategories, out of 18 total.
Appalachia emerges as the hotspot of this disease, even in lower-class neighborhoods. Minimal screening of the disease has been registered even after passing the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act as early as 1969. There is an urgent need for public health policy in the area to regulate the impacts of coal mining on the spread of black lung ...
The Appalachian Regional Commission was formed in 1965 to aid economic development in the Appalachian region, which was lagging far behind the rest of the nation on most economic indicators. The Appalachian region currently defined by the Commission includes 420 counties in 13 states, including all counties in Kentucky's Eastern Coalfield.
The Appalachian Basin is one of the most important coal producing regions in the U.S. and one of the largest in the world. Bituminous coal has been mined throughout the last three centuries. Currently, the coal primarily is used within the eastern U.S. or exported for electrical power generation, but some of it is suitable for metallurgical ...
In an official comment on the letter, Georgia Power said their ash pond closure plans are designed to comply with both the federal and state coal ash rules. Georgia EPD did not respond to requests ...
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When coal mining companies considered "large-scale strip-mining" the mountain, Pepper and the Fanning brothers explored ways to circumvent the mountain's destruction and maintain Marrowbone Creek's continued health. In The Mountain Call they have called to "Keep Marrowbone Green". A petition was sent to the state to preserve the mountain. [15]