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In Life After Coal, Appalachia Attempts to Reinvent Itself

December 3, 2016/

The decline of the mining industry started long before the Obama administration and will likely continue even with Trump in the White House. That’s why local leaders are starting to diversify their economies and prepare their people for an uncertain future.

by Alan Greenblatt

Full Story: http://www.governing.com/topics/finance/gov-coal-trump-appalachia-economy.html

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