The Charleston Gazette | Future of coal, climate and communities debated at hearing
Hold on til the last chunk of coal is burned, or diversify the economy? The coal struggle in West Virginia. Some say Obama and the EPA are killing coal, but others that it's pretty much the end of coal, the rise of cheap natural gas.
Mine Workers Union and Power companies: keep digging and burning.
But, Jeremy Richardson of UCS (Union of Concerned Scientists), said climate change is out of control, and we need to strengthen EPA regulations.
Read James M. Van Norstrand testimony "Regional Impacts of EPA Carbon Regulations: The Case of West Virginia"
Carbon Dioxide Emission Reduction Opportunities for WV, by Norstrand, a WVU lawyer and team.
