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I'm from KY. According to NPR yesterday, McConnell himself has said that the easing of regulations and executive coal alignment is unlikely to create many coal jobs. Not sure if that was political posturing or not.

The "clean coal" that Trump has pushed for costs way too much money to create, transport, and responsibly store the solid carbon. Coal already has a price advantage when compared to natural gas.

However, I agree with you that the voters in Appalachia generally vote against their own interests. Usually for social reasons.