Trump is fast-tracking new coal mines – even when they don’t make economic sense

Grist
By Katie MyersJul 18, 2025, 4:30 am118 ptsTrending
It looked for a while like the coal mining era was over in the Clearfork Valley of East Tennessee, a pocket of mountainous land on the Kentucky border. A permit for a new mine hasn’t been issued since 2020, and the last mine in the region shuttered two years ago. One company after another has filed for…

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