Coal states fear for future of the industry

This is an unsettling time for states whose economies revolve around coal. But the future may not be as bleak as doomsayers predict.

Last month, when the Obama administration moved for stricter regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin accused the administration of "trying to end the use of coal as we know it."

By Jim Malewitz, Stateline Staff Writer

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