3 ms·
Is the coal industry dead? In 2008 the US was producing more coal than it had ever before. Even in 2016 it was still above the peak production levels of the 197
by mustyoshi 4y ago
Is the coal industry dead? In 2008 the US was producing more coal than it had ever before. Even in 2016 it was still above the peak production levels of the 1970s.
- bigtunacan 4y agoPeak coal was around 2008, but jobs started declining way back in 1925 and have steadily declined ever since. It's nothing to do with the union either. It's all continued improvement of automation through ever better machines. The slow production decline is more related to veins that are getting too deep to mine or running out and there was also the Obama era moratorium and leasing federal lands for coal mining.