January 10th, 2018 by WCBC Radio
Last year six states were designated to receive federal money to help boost the coal industry however Maryland fell just short. Coal has been a buzz word of the Trump administration and just recently West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has proposed using around $4.5 billion in federal funds every year to pay Eastern power plants to burn coal from states in the Appalachia region. Allegany County Commissioner Creade Brodie Jr said a recent meeting with the Greater Cumberland Committee featured discussions on possible federal dollars coming to western Maryland to assist with the local coal industry…
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