Demonizing Regulations Actually Hurts Coal Miners
“Simplifying the story of the decline of coal—and blaming it entirely on environmental regulation—is harming coal miners in the United States. That’s the finding of a new study, which surveyed local policymakers in Colorado and Utah on their support for just transition policies. The researchers hoped to discover how to persuade politicians to protect the miners as the economy transitions away from coal—and found that how you talk about the issue affects the outcomes.”