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Science, Tech & Environment
Residents of Appalachia try to give new life to old mines using a beloved chestnut tree
Living on Earth
June 21, 2014
Scientists, environmentalists and local residents are working to resurrect the once-abundant American chestnut tree from its devastation at the hands of the coal mining industry.
Environment
Two US coal miners, two very different perspectives on the future of coal
PRI's The World
March 29, 2017
Updated
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 all miners agree on the future of their industry.