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The Trump Budget Cuts Hit Coal Communities and Workers Where It Hurts Report

CLIMATE CHANGE: In this Thursday, May 12, 2016 photo, coal miner Scott Tiller walks through the morning fog before going underground in a mine less than 40-inches high in Welch, W.Va. For over a century, life in Central Appalachia has been largely defined by the ups and downs of the coal industry. There is a growing sense in these mountains that for a variety of reasons, economic, environmental, political, coal mining will not rebound this time. Coal's slump is largely the result of cheap natural gas, which now rivals coal as a fuel for generating electricity. Older coal-fired plants are being idled to meet clean-air standards. According to the Labor Department, there were 56,700 jobs in coal mining in March, down from 84,600 in March 2009, shortly after President Barack Obama entered office. There are stark differences between the two parties on energy and environment issues that underscore the sky-high stakes for both sides of the debate in the 2016 presidential race. Many environmental groups and Democrats fear a potential rollback of the Obama administrations policies on climate change and renewable energy under a Republican president. Republicans all support coal production and enthusiastically back nuclear energy. They along with business groups are eager to boost oil and gas production following years of frustration with Obama. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

The Trump Budget Cuts Hit Coal Communities and Workers Where It Hurts

President Donald Trump’s budget proposal eliminates programs through which the Obama administration invested in the economic future of coal communities and workers.

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Taking Action on Clean Energy and Climate Protection in 2012 Report

There are a number of steps we can take today that will get us on the path toward producing more clean energy to grow the economy, reducing pollution while saving energy and dollars, and building more resilient and balanced economies and communities. (AP/ Paul Sancya)

Taking Action on Clean Energy and Climate Protection in 2012

Jason Walsh and Kate Gordon outline the steps we can take today that will get us on the path toward producing more clean energy to grow the economy, reducing pollution while saving energy and dollars, and building more resilient and balanced economies and communities.

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