Front Porch Blog
West Virginia mining, at its peak, employed nearly 150,000 workers…
…it now employs just 15,000 – a drop of 90%. This is largely due to the automation of labor on MTR sites. Coal production remains roughly the same.
Get the Facts on Mountaintop Removal
Photo by Vivian Stockman, www.ohvec.org
PREVIOUS
NEXT
Leave a comment
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *