For generations, coal powered the state’s economy. Today, cheaper energy is taking over, jobs are disappearing, and entire communities are being reshaped.
Many miners are also living with Black Lung Disease, a lifelong illness caused by years of breathing in coal dust.
As the industry fades, coal country is left searching for a future; and wondering what comes next?
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