Economy

Where coal is still king

By Salena Zito
Published February 19, 2017 5:03am ET
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Where coal is still king
Mine workers and leaders from unions representing steelworkers, farmers, teachers, maritime workers and others march in a labor rally along State Route 21 to the Greene County Fairgrounds in Waynesburg, Pa. The coal industry that helped build southwestern Pennsylvania has declined for years. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) | Keith Srakocic

WAYNESBURG, Pa. — Two weeks after Derek Cisar’s wife gave birth to their son, the 36-year-old coal miner had to tell her he’d lost his job.

“It wasn’t because there wasn’t any work,” he said, moments after emerging from the underground mine. “Things in the industry in our area had started looking pretty stable for the past few months.

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