Actually, your question should be: Why use Appalachian coal? And indeed, coal production has shifted to Wyoming where it is cheaper to produce with less labor.

Actually, your question should be: Why use Appalachian coal? And indeed, coal production has shifted to Wyoming where it is cheaper to produce with less labor. So even if coal comes back, it will not likely come back to Appalachia. Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/coal-jobs-in-appalachia/?utm_term=.7c5b8b318675 https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/coal-jobs-i...