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2. Coal mining in Kentucky - Wikipedia

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   Starting in the 1960s coal seams in both Kentucky coal fields have been increasingly accessed via a method known as Mountaintop Removal Mining, which is a form of surface mining that involves the topographical alteration and/or removal of a summit, summit ridge, or significant portion of a mountain, hill, or ridge in order to obtain a desired ...

3. Eastern Kentucky Coalfield - Wikipedia

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   From 2012 to 2014, "Appalachian" Kentucky—which includes all of the Eastern Coalfield and several counties in South Central Kentucky and a few in the eastern part of the Bluegrass region—had a three-year average unemployment rate of 9.8%, compared with 7.6% statewide and 7.2% nationwide. [14]

4. Coal mining in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In 2018, coal mining decreased to 755 million short tons, and American coal consumption reached its lowest point in nearly 40 years. [17] In 2017, U.S. coal mining had increased to 775 million short tons. [3] In 2016, US coal mining declined to 728.2 million short tons, down 37 percent from the peak production of 1,172

5. Kentucky has a long history of coal mining disasters. These ...

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   On the morning of Aug. 4, 1917, a methane gas explosion at the Western Kentucky Coal Company’s No. 7 mine in Webster County killed 62 of the 153 men underground at the time. The other 91 men in ...

6. ‘Transformational’ Kentucky renewable energy project on old ...

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   The federal government has awarded $81 million to develop a renewable-energy project in southeastern Kentucky projected to create about 1,500 jobs during the construction phase. ... coal mine in ...

7. Here’s how $26 million will be used for job, infrastructure ...

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   The federal money is awarded through a program aimed at helping the economy in counties hurt by a loss of jobs in the coal industry. Here’s how $26 million will be used for job, infrastructure ...