Hollowed Mountains, Now Hollowed Towns: Coal in Eastern Kentucky | Kentuckians For The Commonwealth

Hollowed Mountains, Now Hollowed Towns: Coal in Eastern Kentucky

Erica Peterson
December 11, 2013
WFPL-FM

Coal is embedded into the culture and image of Eastern Kentucky, but the industry is declining in the region. And it's declining permanently. The coal miners—who've known coal through the generations—are being left behind.