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US coal mine employment down 20% but not among the biggest producers

Ana Komnenic | February 17, 2014 | 5:09 pm Energy Europe Coal 

Many factors have unsettled the US coal industry lately: A decline in domestic consumption due in part to rising natural gas production, tougher regulation from the Environmental Protection Agency, and declining global coal prices. Combined, these factors have cost many...

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