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Varolyn t1_j00dvtg wrote

Reply to comment by through_the_keyhole in Pennsylvania lifts ban on gas production in polluted village of Dimock by Extreme_Qwerty

Wouldn't surprise me if within the next 10 years, Pennsylvania reopens the ever-burning mines of Centralia to "create jobs."

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kingbloop t1_j00vpdd wrote

There are multiple active stripping pits in Centralia right now. Multiple coal companies own land there. The veins that aren't burning and aren't actually in the center of 'town' are still being mined.

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jsach3 t1_j0185ih wrote

And as the remaining residents die and the fires move outward, the veins in the center of ‘town’ will be mined accordingly.

Welcome to Coal Country. If it’s there, it won’t be for long.

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