Living in Coal Country
So what is is really like to live in the coal-fields? Ernest Brewer from the Brewer Bulletin has wrote up a post about what it is like to live near coal mining operations.
Living within 1/8 mile of a coal mine and having at least 10 mines (deep and surface) within a 5 mile radius of my home, I am now well aware of the hardships associated with living in coal country. In Eastern Kentucky, coal is not only the primary revenue generator for the area, it essentially is what almost all other revenue sources are dependent upon. Because of this, the people of Eastern Kentucky are expected to endure whatever the coal companies dish out.
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