At the start of their shift, the coal miners working on Enlow Fork Mine’s H-3 longwall section step into a black steel elevator and descend 800 feet underground, where they walk out through a heavy airlock door and into a part of the earth that few people ever see. It’s a two-minute trip to the …
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Coal Miners Struggle to Transition to Green Jobs in West Virginia, Research Finds
There is a common belief that coal miners and others working in carbon-intensive industries have the opportunity to transition to green energy jobs in sectors such as wind and solar. However, recent research challenges this narrative. A study conducted by researchers from Wake Forest University, the University of Pennsylvania, and labor analytics firm Lightcast found …