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They believe that water was polluted really bad to the point it was like acid. People could be poisned from the water.

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Coal mining is one of their best options for a source of income. Generational job and there aren't many alternatives for them. Coal mining is also part of the culture, within Eastern Kentucky, being against coal can make you viewed as an "outsider".

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Every year we lose mountains that are turned to waste land. Heavy metals poisons the water and plants.

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It was their source of energy and income. They didn't see a problem with it but some do think it should be regulated. It was their only job they ever had.

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Coal miners are injured in coal accidents, and the poisoned water from mining hurts their bodies. Acidic water can eat away at homes and poison plants or food sources.

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Coal mining is cheaper than natural energy sources like wind and water turbines. However, coal is becoming less profitable so companies aren't investing.

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They were very dedicated to providing a solid source of income for their families and their needs to provide themselves with a lifestyle they pursued. The issue with this is that they didn't particularly take into consideration how this would effect their bloodline further on down the line or how it would effect the world as a whole.

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There are better sources of energy that don't hurt the miners and the earth.

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People got injured and could potentially die.

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The water was shown to be acidic, and the people of the Himalayas thought it was detrimental to their wellbeing and livelihood

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The metals damaged the plants and animals. Destroyed their habitats. Coal releases carbon emissions

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Coal is a very cheap energy source with a large market, but it is dwindling over time and will eventually fall out of use entirely in favor of something like nuclear or solar.

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While, for coal miners this is their only source of income, they can prove that that income is worth the sickness and pain they might endure due to incidents or the acidic water that further pollutes the food and water sources that coal miners do intake.

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Coal has become a lot cheaper but its job helped many families have a profit

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Coal has very toxic runoff that has killed off many small ecosystems around the effected sites, and the water becomes acidic enough to bore through light metals.