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Coal-dependent states lose jobs and gain drug addiction. What to do?
2016-01-04 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Forbes: It could be the cruelest quandary of all: to bless a region with a once-rich natural resource only to have it lose favor decades later to cleaner fuels. The resulting devastation is now occurring in Appalachia, not just economically but also emotionally, as drug addition among local inhabitants is at dangerous levels. The scourge is especially profound in Central Appalachia because of falling coal demand, thinning coal seams and rising air quality standards all compounded by the abuse of prescription...
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