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Miners face a changing future in Eastern Kentucky
In Central Appalachia the coal downturn deepens with no rebound likely. Eastern Kentucky, once dominant, loses jobs as stricter regs and higher costs curb mining. Families like the Sizemores plan to move as western Kentucky coal boosts production and wages decline locally.
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Appalachia
Sizemore
Madonna
Harlan
Madonna Sizemore
Energy Information Administration
Kentucky
Appalachians
Central Appalachian
EIA
Powder River Basin
Environmental Protection Agency
Steven Fields
Fields
Verda
Alabama
Adonna Sizemore
Bryannah
Scottie Sizemore
Anastya
Patriot Coal
Eastern