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After 700 days, the United Mine Workers of America Union asked Warrior Met Coal to allow the strikers to come back to work unconditionally.

Federal labor officials fined the United Mine Workers of America union $13.3 million for, among other things, property damage at the picket lines.

As the strike in Alabama drags on, coal miners say it’s not just about the money. They’re also fighting for their dignity.

Driven by new regulations and fracking, more coal power plants are retiring for cheaper, cleaner-burning natural gas. But scientists have yet to work out the fossil fuel's imperfect climate footprint.

Virginia is dependent on coal mining and export, but it also faces routine flooding from rising sea levels. That irony is a very real, day-to-day problem for residents.