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Imagining the future of coal in Gillette, Wyoming

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 23, 2017
As the energy market dwindles, some are finding new uses for coal.
In Gillette, Wyoming, Atlas Carbon is finding new uses for coal.
Hayley Hershman / Marketplace
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Coal country mourns job losses, town heroes

by Scott Tong
Feb 23, 2017
In southern Illinois coal towns, reality overshadows hope for coal deregulation.
Mining taking place in Southern Illinois.
Scott Clark/Illinois
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Coal is a resource curse for southern Illinois economies

by Scott Tong
Feb 22, 2017
Eight decades of boom and bust ends in bust and leaves land dry.
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How The Deck Is Stacked

Coal miners from two generations betting on Trump

by Marketplace Staff
Feb 21, 2017
We hear from a retired West Virginia miner and another just starting his career.
In West Virginia, 12,000 mining jobs have been lost; Trump supporters bet on him to bring them back.
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Kentucky coal country hangs on to Trump's promise

by Scott Tong
Feb 8, 2017
Though jobs have fallen to their lowest level in 118 years, there is hope that coal production will come back.
A bulldozer operates atop a coal mound in Kentucky.
Luke Sharrett/Getty Images
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One of coal’s last strongholds is under review

by Jed Kim
Jan 16, 2017
Federal land is one of the only places where the industry is holding its own.
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Coal is having a comeback — can it last?

by Scott Tong
Dec 23, 2016
Don't call it a comeback (maybe)
Coal falls off a conveyor belt as it's off loaded from trucks from local coal mines at the Savage Energy Terminal on August 26, 2016 in Price, Utah. 
George Frey/Getty Images
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The parallels between American and German politics

by Mark Garrison
Dec 23, 2016
Germany's coal country could support a far-right party.
A coal mine in Jaenschwalde, Germany. 
Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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Industry winners and losers

by Andy Uhler
Nov 10, 2016
Businesses and entire industries are trying to figure out what the election results mean for them.
A large dozer moves tons of coal around at the Savage Energy Terminal in Price, Utah. 
George Frey/Getty Images
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Washington race puts a spotlight on state's future: coal or timber?

by Marketplace Contributor
Nov 3, 2016
Candidates debate how to bring jobs back to a local port facility.
The future of the Millennium Bulk Terminal in Longview, Wash. is the subject of debate between two legislative candidates this year.
Eilis O'Neil
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