Build a better future for coal workers and their communities (Adele Morris, Brookings)

Some politicians call climate or other environmental policies a “war on coal,” framing the measures as an attack on the well-being of hard working Americans. Others chafe at such rhetoric, arguing it is aimed at derailing sensible measures to reduce the risks of global climatic disruption and harmful air pollution. Whatever the merits in each side’s arguments, it is increasingly clear that owing to both market-driven trends and environmental policies, workers in the coal industry and their communities are rightly concerned about their future.

http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2016/04/25-build-a-better-future-for-coal-workers-and-communities-morris