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CHARLESTON – West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin announced Wednesday that his administration is filing suit against the Obama Administration and the U.S. EPA in an effort to stop the senseless war against Appalachian coal being waged by the president and his administration.
West Virginia Coal Association Chairman Gary White and President Bill Raney, along with representatives of the United Mine Workers of America and several other labor and industry organizations, were on hand for the announcement at the State Capitol.
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The West Virginia Coal Association and the Friends of Coal joined with the Summersville Chamber of Commerce to host the 2nd Annual Coal Symposium Tuesday in Summersville.
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You cannot cancel out coal.
That's the message coal miners from West Virginia and several other states took to grounds of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday for a "Stand Up For Coal Jobs" Rally.
Roger Horton with the United Mine Workers of America was in the crowd. He says there were a lot of coal supporters on hand.
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Hundreds of coal miners are rallying on Capitol Hill against the Obama administration's attempts to rein in mountaintop removal mining.
The miners from the Appalachian region roared Wednesday as politicians from both parties criticized the Environmental Protection Agency for what they called job-killing policies.
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Hundreds of coal miners are rallying on Capitol Hill against the Obama administration's attempts to rein in mountaintop removal mining.
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Coal miners and supporters of the coal industry showed their support of the coal industry Wednesday as they rallied at the nation's Capital.
The Stand Up For Coal Jobs Rally took place beneath the shadows of the Capitol because the crowd says Congress is putting their future in jeopardy.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - West Virginia coal miner Dick Curry has an idea for getting political leaders come to grips with the importance of coal: Shut off the supply to the nation's capital.
"I guarantee you they don't know how important coal is," said Curry, 64, a miner of 43 years in Philippi. "I think we should flip one of the power plants off. The coal we produce lights up Washington, D.C."
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