Fact 3: Historically, the total number of mining jobs has fallen in places where the proportion of coal mined by mountaintop removal has increased.
Ed Markey: “Fact 3: Historically, the total number of mining jobs has fallen in places where the proportion of coal mined by…”
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Markey highlights the decline in mining jobs despite increased coal production from mountaintop removal.
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