RECLAIMED SURFACE MINESAMERICAN FRESH-WATERVALLEY FILLSECOSYSTEM STRUCTUREFor more than a century, the coal-mining industry has been a major economic force and employer in the Appalachian region of eastern USA. As national and global energy economies experience rapid change, Appalachian mining is ...
In the hills of West Virginia, researchers are hoping to realize a long-term dream of cleaning up poisonous groundwaters that flow out of old coal mines.
Rulesfor avoiding pollution with regard to coal mining, as well as the safety of the mines, havebeen made throughout history. However, the rules have been blamed as being too weak, not enforced, or simply ignored.65. In the late 1700's people in Appalachia wereA. generous and warm-...
MUSIC AND THE COAL MINESAppalachia music is not appreciated or respected in today's cultural society like it should be. Many people around the world listen to new forms of the Appalachian music not knowing where or how it was developed. It is the focus of this paper to explain Appalachia ...
If you would like to visit these mining towns, keep in mind a few things: 1. STAY OFF OF THE PROPERTY OF ACTIVE MINES. THEY ALL HAVE GUARDS WHO WILL RUN YOU OFF. ALSO, IT'S DANGEROUS, SEEING AS HOW YOU PROBABLY WON'T BE WEARING A HARDHAT AND METATARSALS. ...
Health and safety trends during the past 10 years at Appalachian surface and underground bituminous coal mines are examined. Data for Appalachia include Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia and eastern Kentucky. These states roughly account for more than 90% of the coal production in the Appalachian...
rates of non-malignant respiratory disease mortality among men, but not women, in coal mining counties," said Dr. Buchanich. "This is indicative of occupational, not environmental, exposures and could reflect lung diseases, such as pneumoconiosis, that are found among people who work in mines....
displaced coal workers do transition into other fields or industries, but critics say that the jobs that former coal workers usually find tend to pay only $12 to $15 dollars per hour as opposed to the approximate $75,000 a year salary that coal workers had while working in the mines. ...
Last year saw a record-low 13 fatalities in non-coal mines that produce gravel, sand, limestone and mineable metals. There also were 17 such deaths in 2015 and 30 in 2014. Appalachia has been especially hit hard by the closing of dozens of mines in recent years, but production turned ar...
“To be honest, many folks in Appalachia didn’t worry about getting an education,” he said. “You don’t need an education to work in the mines; you just need a strong back.” Perhaps that is now starting to change. Walker said eKAMI’s ultimate goal is to open the door to prov...