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Ed Markey: Fact 3: Historically, the total number of mining jobs has fallen in places where the proportion of coal mined by…

On the recordSeptember 25, 2011
Fact 3: Historically, the total number of mining jobs has fallen in places where the proportion of coal mined by mountaintop removal has increased.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights the decline in mining jobs despite increased coal production from mountaintop removal.

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