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Which one of the following did NOT lead to the cannel coal industry's downfall?
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Which one of the following did NOT publicly oppose mountaintop removal mining?
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What was the main cause of unemployment in coal mines in the 1950s?
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By what percentage did coal mining employment decline in West Virginia between 1950 and 2000?
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In 2000, a national publication referred to this Gilbert native as "the last of West Virginia's homegrown coal barons."
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Which West Virginia mine disaster prompted passage of the federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act?
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When most of our coal began forming, where was present-day West Virginia located?
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What prompted the U.S. government to negotiate the 1946 Miners Health Plan?
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About what year did commercial coal mining begin in what is now West Virginia?
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Who shipped the first commercial coal from the New River area in 1873?
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