Some coal workers have the right skills and work in the right location to get a job in renewables. But many, such as semi-skilled machine operators, cannot.
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Economic and political trends are driving a shift away from coal. What kind of assistance do coal workers and communities need?
As coal companies look for ways to cut costs, many are reneging on their promises for health care for retired miners. Unless Congress intervenes, these miners could face ill health and poverty.
Multiple studies have found the overall impact on labor markets to be minor, even if some workers will need new career paths.
Remembering the powder monkeys, sparkies and dinters and their remarkable linguistic legacy.
In the abstract, this near-mythic figure represents bravery, hard work and manliness.
A recent study found the largest cluster of advanced black lung disease ever recorded among coal miners in central Appalachia. Two doctors who treat black lung patients explain how miners contract it.
Throughout the centuries, a number of coal miners have documented their lives with paintings. Some of their works are now in museums and bring the stories of the “pitmen” back to life.
At society’s margins, people without access to the mainstream job economy are able to carve out lives rich in other resources and community.
Coal miners are often romanticized in our society and held up as examples of hard-working Americans who deserve our respect. In reality, many retired miners could get the shaft this Friday.
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Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Penn State
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Senior Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor of Economics, Georgia State University
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Chercheur au Centre d’histoire culturelle des sociétés contemporaines, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ) – Université Paris-Saclay
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Anthropology Professor, University of Rhode Island
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Associate Professor of Anthropology and Marine Affairs, University of Rhode Island
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Associate Professor of Law, University of South Carolina
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Associate Professor, Linguistics, School of Arts and Humanities, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate professor of Occupational Medicine, West Virginia University
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Associate Professor of Occupational Medicine, West Virginia University
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Associate Professor of History, Chatham University
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
