The ‘Energy Capital of the Nation’ is making economic gains with youth sports and big events, yet remains vulnerable to a diminishing fossil fuel industry.
A year ago a group of out-of-work miners climbed onto railroad tracks and into local lore. The Blackjewel protest put a spotlight on coal country's crisis.
Miners blocked the tracks of a coal train in Kentucky on multiple days as part of a standoff between a coal company that filed for bankruptcy and left nearly 400 workers without work and pay for a month.
