On the recordSeptember 25, 2011
Fact 2: Unemployment in counties where a high proportion of coal is mined by mountaintop removal is higher than in counties where coal is mined mostly underground.
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congress.govFact 2: Unemployment in counties where a high proportion of coal is mined by mountaintop removal is higher than in counties where coal is mined mostly underground.
Markey cites unemployment statistics to argue against mountaintop removal mining.
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