Coal miners backed Trump. He’s dismantled their safety net

Kentucky Coal Country Loses Its Last Democrat

The last rural Democrat in Kentucky’s legislature just switched parties. Robin Webb is wrong that Republicans better represent her coal-country constituents, but she’s right that Democrats lost interest in them long ago.

Coal miners backed Trump. He’s dismantled their safety net

The Trump administration has cut programs that protected workers from lung disease, aided those afflicted, and kept miners safe.

“Undercooked”: Local council rejects coal miner’s lowball benefits offer for solar project

A council has dismissed as "undercooked" a shared benefits offer made by Whitehaven Coal's for a solar project next to its huge thermal coal mine. The post “Undercooked”: Local council rejects coal miner’s lowball benefits offer for solar project appeared first on RenewEconomy.