Jobs in the coal industry appear to be on the decline in Southwest Virginia. Coal companies have been putting workers on furlough, and it’s not clear when or if those jobs will return. As Robbie Harris reports, there could be a ripple effect in a part of the commonwealth, which has depended on the coal industry for generations.
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