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Eastern Kentucky coalfields to the Virginia ridgeline — covering coal heritage, economic transition, and the mountain communities fighting for their future with everything they have.
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Eastern Kentucky coalfields to the Virginia ridgeline — covering coal heritage, economic transition, and the mountain communities fighting for their future with everything they have.