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US coal miners’ struggles at dawn of 20th century not too far from today’s

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 13, 2016 | 4:55 am Energy Europe Coal 

[caption id="attachment_842295" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Coal miners in front of mine entrance in Red Star, WV (1908). Credit: Library of Congress.[/caption] At the dawn of the 20th century, coal was the fuel that powered the United States. Yet few Americans thought much...

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