Is living in a coal-mining town hazardous to one's health?

There are a great many risks to your health which can be linked to coal mining operations. Though there are obvious workplace hazards associated with working in a coal mine, these are not the only risks associated with mining activities. read more

Take the case of Jharia,here coal is burning below and people live on surface inhaling coal dust fumes.Sometimes the land subsidence cause fatalities. transportation Trucks carrying coal spread lot of dust on roads. read more

But predominantly white coal-mining towns are another troubling example of how the environmental health prospects of poor American towns are simply written off. The median household income of Hopkins County, Kentucky, one of the state’s biggest coal producers, is $40,891—23 percent below the national average. read more