Can coal make a comeback? West virginians hold on to hope

Get the Full StoryMuch of that renewed sense of hope is based on the actions of President Donald Trump, who earlier this month issued new executive orders aimed at reviving coal as an energy source.

The winner of this year s West Virginia Coal Festival teen beauty pageant walks among the ruins of a community abandoned 70 years ago and imagines the rusted remains of coal tipples and processing plants coming back to life.

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