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density (2000): 9,378 persons per square mile White persons, percent (2006): 28.4% Black persons, percent (2006): 56.5% Persons below poverty, percent

coal production in 2008, up from just 18 percent in 1990. In 2008, mines in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin shipped coal to power plants in 34 states, up from

hydroelectric dams. There was no coal mining in Massachusetts in 2006. There is no history of coal mining in Massachusetts, as the state has little or no coal reserves

electric utility in Illinois, originally built the coal plant in 1926 and 1929, and later added a 197-megawatt coal-fired generating unit in 1955. A 318-megawatt

precedents in earlier fights to oppose strip mines and high voltage transmission lines. In 1965 Ollie Combs, a 61-year-old widow, sat down in front of a

Energy include: Massachusetts State Governor Deval Patrick Massachusetts State Senator Joan Menard (Democrat- Fall River) Massachusetts State Representative

approximately 12 percent of the electricity sold in Maine in 2008 came from coal – mostly from plants in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. Nine New

Coal and Nuclear Power in the U.S. by Synapse Energy Economics found that "aggressive investments" in more efficient technologies in every sector of the U

production. However, the recent rise in energy prices in California has resulted in a rash of coal power plant proposals in Nevada; there are currently four

Shore communities in Massachusetts in response to the news that a portion of the coal for the Salem Harbor Station was coming from a mine in Colombia where

plants in Massachusetts. HealthLink: HealthLink is a Massachusetts North Shore citizens group working to protect public health by eliminating toxins in the

emissions. In 2005, Delaware emitted 20.4 tons of CO2 per person, roughly the same rate as the U.S. average. No coal was mined in Delaware in 2006. In June 2011

Farrar on air pollution in Bridgeport, CT. In April 2010, Jacqui Patterson of the NAACP Climate Justice interviewed community members in Bridgeport. Jacqui

emissions. In 2005, New Jersey emitted 14.2 tons of CO2 per person, about 50% less than the U.S. average. No coal was mined in New Jersey in 2006. In December

42nd in coal use in the US, with about one million tons of coal generating 21% of the state's electricity. No coal was mined in New Hampshire in 2006.

climb to 22.1 million tons in 1990 and 26.0 million tons in 2006. The 1970's boom in Utah coal mining also drove a boom in coal-fired power plant construction

emissions. In 2005, Oklahoma emitted 29.1 tons of CO2 per person, almost 50% higher than the U.S. average. Commercial coal mining began in Oklahoma in 1872,

team. 13 in total were arrested.. On July 10, 2008, nearly fifty Mountain Justice activists gathered in opposition to a coal project in Massachusetts, donning

companies would form the single largest utility in the United States. In hearings before the NC Utilities Commission in September, 2011, a variety of organizations

began in Alabama in the early 1830's, and large-scale mining began with the opening of the Montevallo mine in 1856. With the growth of industry in Alabama