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Tumultuous strikes rocked the heartland from the coalfields of Pennsylvania to the factories of Michigan.
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Bruce Western, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
For decades, many communities in the southern coalfields have been forced to drink bottled water because the local supply has been polluted by mining.
—Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 9 May 2024
The Lehigh Valley was synonymous with manufacturing from the early 19th century, its abundant coalfields and iron ore deposits firing the industry that fueled America’s rise.
—Akayla Gardner, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
Environmental groups have pleaded with the Biden administration to focus on the reclamation crisis in the coalfields.
—Ken Ward Jr., ProPublica, 1 Dec. 2023
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Bruce Western, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
For decades, many communities in the southern coalfields have been forced to drink bottled water because the local supply has been polluted by mining.
—Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 9 May 2024
The Lehigh Valley was synonymous with manufacturing from the early 19th century, its abundant coalfields and iron ore deposits firing the industry that fueled America’s rise.
—Akayla Gardner, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
Environmental groups have pleaded with the Biden administration to focus on the reclamation crisis in the coalfields.
—Ken Ward Jr., ProPublica, 1 Dec. 2023
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“Coalfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coalfield. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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