10/02/2013
https://www.congress.gov...
"There is a war on coal in America. But this war is being waged by cheaper, cleaner sources of energy, not the Obama Administration."
"Continuing on this path is a death sentence for Appalachia."
"In the Appalachian region, 70 percent of the coal is exported from the United States, is exported from Appalachia, exported to other countries."
"These mines contaminate water supplies, they devastate the environment, and they threaten public health."