Coal: A Love Story
BELOW THE SURFACE
Of the land
Forty-four percent of coal mined in the U.S. comes from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana. The coal from this region powers a significant amount of the nation’s electricity, generating jobs and opportunities at the mines. But the industry is at odds with ranching families who have worked the land for generations.
CREDITS
Camera and sound by Jeff Mittelstadt and Mimi Schiffman
Editing by Mimi Schiffman
Graphics by Sarah Riazati
SOURCES
U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Comments (2)
Maribeth Fletcher
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... Why can't that area be filled with photovoltaic cells or windmills? Your story opened my eyes as to just how ravaging coal production is on the US landscape. |
Kope
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... Coal is ravaging on the US landscape for only a short time. Have you seen the finished product after the coal is removed and the land is reclaimed? It looks as if the mine has never been there. There are laws and requirements that mines are required to follow as far as environmental standards and reclamation. As long as these laws are enforced and followed, the landscape looks the same again. I may be biased but I think filling an area with windmills is more of an eyesore than a mine temporarily digging through an area. |
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