US Coal Production Drops to 30-Year Low in 2015

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By Yale Environment 360Jan 12, 2016, 12:19 pm159 pts
Coal production in the United States has fallen to its lowest level in 30 years, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. A coal mine in Wyoming Coal production for 2015 was about 900 million short tons, which is 10 percent lower than the year before, and the lowest since 1986, the EIA reported.…

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