In West Virginia, thousands of acres of former coal mines sit abandoned. Refresh Appalachia—an agricultural development enterprise of the company Coalfield Development Corporation—is working to change that. From the Ashes shows us how Coalfield Development is putting former miners back to work and transforming abandoned mountaintops into fertile farmland. | Great Big Story
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In West Virginia, thousands of acres of former coal mines sit abandoned. Refresh Appalachia—an agricultural development enterprise of the company Coalfield
Great Big Story. . In West Virginia, thousands of acres of former coal mines sit abandoned. Refresh Appalachia—an agricultural development enterprise of the company Coalfield Development Corporation—is working to change that. From the Ashes shows us how Coalfield Development is putting former miners back to work and transforming abandoned ...
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Mingo County, West Virginia, was once thriving, but the coal industry’s decline left it one of the poorest counties in the US. Now, multiple data centers could be built in the region.Are data centers a new extractive industry, or will they provide a much-needed economic lifeline? This story was produced by More Perfect Union in partnership with 100 Days in Appalachia (@100daysinappalachia), an independent, non-profit digital news publication. | More Perfect Union
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Mingo County, West Virginia, was once thriving, but the coal industry’s decline left it one of the poorest counties in the US. Now, multiple data centers could be built in the region.Are data centers a new extractive industry, or will they provide a much-needed economic lifeline? This story was produced by More Perfect Union in partnership with 100 Days in Appalachia (@100daysinappalachia), an independent, non-profit digital news publication. | More Perfect Union
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