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Hundreds have been laid off.
Relatively few West Virginians work in coal mines, but those that do have nowhere to go.
Neither politicians nor policies can undo what the market's done to coal.
Two large mines lay off 15 percent of workers, as the industry's troubles come to Wyoming
Peabody Energy may join several other coal companies in bankruptcy court as coal demand and prices fall.
The Homer City Generating Station burns 16,000 tons of coal per day
Utiltiies are cutting back on burning coal for other reasons besides carbon emissions rules.
Lease prices for federal coal lands are below market value, and don't factor in any cost for the carbon pollution coal causes
The Baltic Dry Index tracks the cost of shipping bulk commodities such as iron ore or coal.
The climate agreement in Paris on Saturday was a sign of global solidarity, but back in the U.S., conflict over curbing pollution still remains.
