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Debating Coal’s Future

The residents of Meigs County, Ohio, live beneath the towering smokestacks of four coal-fired power plants. Elisa Young worries about the health effects of the plants, but others in her community are...
Tracy Boyer

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December 26, 2009
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The residents of Meigs County, Ohio, live beneath the towering smokestacks of four coal-fired power plants. Elisa Young worries about the health effects of the plants, but others in her community are eager for the jobs a new plant could bring. Video by Sara Peach

http://unc.news21.com/index.php/stories/coal.html

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