As the coal industry shrinks, miners deserve a just transition – here's what it should include
- Written by Ann Eisenberg, Assistant Professor of Law, University of South Carolina
Coal miners return on a buggy after working a shift underground at the Perkins Branch Coal Mine in Cumberland, Oct. 15, 2014.AP Photo/David GoldmanMurray Energy, one of the biggest private U.S. coal companies, has become the fifth coal company to file for bankruptcy in 2019. Union leaders and many elected officials worry that in addition to the...