Executive Summary. The coal debate seems to be in a state of inertia. Proponents of coal claim the industry brings economic benefit to Kentucky. …
Author Organization(s): University of Kentucky This study found that, for the 118 Appalachian coal-producing counties, the total economic impact of the coal mining industry output–including the multiplier effect–was $18.4 billion in 1997, while the direct impact was imately $12.4 billion. The total employment impact was 135,000, while the ...
Coal Production (millions of tons) – 61. Electricity Generation from Coal (% share) – 84. Coal Mining Jobs. Mine Workers – 14,524; Support Activities – 1,229; Transportation – 4,075; Total Direct Jobs – 19,828
This study, therefore, evaluates the impacts of coal mining in South Africa relative to achieving society 4.0 in the country. Mpumalanga province was used as a case study as mining activities are ...
Western Kentucky Coal Field and 37 counties in the Eastern Kentucky Coal Field (Fig. 1). The coal in both fields is Pennsylvanian in age (300 to 320 million years old). Kentucky coal is high-volatile C to high-volatile A in rank, which is higher than Wyoming's subbituminous coal, but not as high as Pennsylvania's anthracite coal.
Spadaro said the federal surface-mining office should be the agency that leads any study of flood impacts from mining, working with the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet. But he said he ...
Even as many in Kentucky have cherished its history of coal mining, it has also paid a steep price in terms of public health and environmental impacts. These …
The world's appetite for coal is diminishing, and the communities that mined it for generations are struggling to adapt. Kentucky's Republican lawmakers are leveraging the economic turmoil to bolster support for coal, but experts say mining communities would be better off supporting the transition to a sustainable future.
Barton, a Kentucky native, first spotted satellite images of the former surface mine a few years ago and contacted the landowner about reforesting the 150-acre site bringing in ecotourism to generate income.. With the owner's approval, Barton and his team started preparing the land last year by ripping out non-native plants and tearing up …
What can replace coal's impact in Eastern Kentucky economy? These industries are growing ... but the work took on increased urgency after coal jobs plunged by a third in 2012 and kept going down ...
Human communities also reflect the region's mining history, as economic, education, and human-health indicators in intensive coal-mining areas lag those elsewhere in the region. These effects are evident as coal-mining declines to levels last seen in the late 19th century and with little prospect of recovery.
The coal mining counties of eastern Kentucky produced 65.5 million tons of coal during 2011, contributing 62 percent of annual production, though tonnage decreased by 3.8 …
This article delves into the history of the coal industry in Kentucky, exploring its origins, growth, and impact on the state's economy and communities. It also discusses the challenges and changes faced by the industry in recent years, highlighting the transition towards cleaner energy sources and the implications for Kentucky's coal ...
As Kentuckians, we are intricately tied to the land for our health, economic well-being and identity. We know that what we do to the land, we do to ourselves.For more than 100 years, the coal industry has polluted our land, water, air and democracy while disrespecting the workers who create its profits. The worst example is mountaintop removal coal mining …
This output is estimated to generate $1.0 billion in secondary output impacts, resulting in a total economic impact of more than $2.4 billion in output in the Kentucky economy. They further estimate that the 3.5 thousand coal mining jobs in Kentucky in 2021 are expected to generate nearly 5.0 thousand additional jobs in the state economy ...
The report provides an analysis of the industry's fiscal impact by estimating the tax revenues generated by coal and the state expenditures associated with supporting the …
Other industry options for the coal industry have also been proposed since the decline in coal production. In Pikeville, Kentucky on a reclaimed surface mine outside of town an agriculture startup named AppHarvest has created a high tech greenhouse to provide multiple varieties of tomatoes, creating jobs for the region and repurposing coal related …
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A form of surface mining, MTR mining first emerged in the late 1960s but remained a small source of coal until the mid-1990s. Now it is a major form of coal mining in West ia and Kentucky—the second and third largest coal-producing states after Wyoming—and it also occurs in ia and Tennessee. 2 A few factors account for its …
Kentucky Center for Economy Policy (presentation) Strengths. Reliable revenue to support economic diversification in coal counties: The coal severance tax has been in place for almost 50 years, which makes it unlikely to be repealed.It is one of the largest pool of economic development resources in Kentucky and can play a critical …
When direct and indirect economic effects are considered, the report estimates that the total economic contribution of the coal mining industry to Kentucky in 2010 was $10 billion in output, 42,078 jobs, and $2.85 billion in earnings.
Mining and the exploitation of natural resources has long been seen as a mixed blessing for the development of an economic area.Rich endowments of resources provide cheap access to important …
During the coal industry's rise, communities across Appalachia became dependent on the coal economy and coal employment, whether in coal mining or in associated coal supply chains. The severe and ongoing decline of the sector has resulted in widespread economic dislocation, requiring communities to adjust to new market realities.
vi Bureau of Business & Economic Research • Coal mining and coal-fired power generation combined provided around $2.8 billion in employee compensation in West ia in 2019. • Coal mining and coal-fired power generation combined supported more than $611 million severance tax and select state and local tax revenue for West …
1.1. Introduction. Coal has been a backbone of past and present economies. Currently coal is the largest source of electricity generation and the second largest source of primary energy in the world (IEA, 2021a).While coal-fired electricity generation has declined in 2019 and 2020 (mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic and fluctuations in …
Therefore, the economic effects of coal mining are the benefits for South Africa; the environmental influences are the cost. ... to 2012, the employment rate of the coal mining industry increased ...
1University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA 2University of Oregon ... [EPA], 2012). Additionally, the mining and processing of coal typically leads to the emission of methane, which is trapped in natural deposits of coal and is a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. ... Public Perceptions of the Coal Industry's Economic Impact ...
Production Activity and Revenue: For more than 50 years, Kentucky has been one of the top three coal producers in the United States. Coal has been the state's most important …
A priori predictions for the impact of coal mining activity on local economic development are uncertain. In the short run, a surge in mining activity may be accompanied by an increase in local demand for goods and services, increasing activity in these sectors. This effect could be especially strong in coal mining company towns, many of which were
Introduction. I have spent many years working at the interface between the environment, both natural and built, and health, in both general medical (family) practice and in community-focussed public health practice (e.g. Stewart 1990; Stewart et al. 2003; Herm et al. 2005; Stewart et al. 2010; Mahoney et al. 2015; Stewart and Hursthouse …
