Coal Keeps Winning! 4 West Mine (Greene County, PA) Closing - 370 Jobs

[hatrack]

Another coal mine in Pennsylvania is closing, despite the efforts of pro-coal President Donald Trump. Though Trump has slashed environmental regulations, market forces are hurting coal’s chance for a revival.

The closure of the 4 West Mine in Greene County will cost 370 miners jobs, as StateImpact Pennsylvania recently reported.

Hear about the impact the closing will have on the miners and what the outlook for the coal industry with reporter Reid Frazier:

(NPR - Audio at link)

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https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2018/03/13/listen-why-another-pa-coal-mine-is-closing/

[Freedomofspeech]

1. What?

But tRump is bringing back the coal mines. This must be fake news.😀

[bearsfootball516]

2. I feel bad for the miners themselves, but this reemphasizes the need for retraining.

These jobs aren't going to be around much longer.

[Freedomofspeech]

3. I agree..

But they flat out refused retrain because tRump is bringing coal back. It is very sad.

[HockeyMom]

4. There's closed coal mine in Scranton area

which now runs tours of the mine and old miner's town. Oh, NO!!!!!! Why hasn't that re-opened, Trump?????