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Louisiana
- Louisiana ranks ninth in mining wages. Miners here earn about $52,700 per year.
- The combined direct and indirect contributions of the coal industry to Louisiana's economy are more than $1 billion.
- Using more than 12 million tons, Louisiana ranks 29th in coal use.
- Louisiana has two surface mines and no underground mines.
- About 24% of the electricity used in Louisiana is produced by coal.
- Louisiana produces about 0.3% of the country's coal supply.
- Louisiana has four coal-fired power plants.
Sources:
- Facts about Coal and Minerals, page 29
- Coal Today, page 21
- Coal Today, page 29
- http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/cia/
html/tbl03p01p1.html
- http://www.epa.gov/air/clearskies/state/la.html
- http://www.epa.gov/air/clearskies/state/la.html
- http://www.catf.us/publications/fact_sheets/
children_at_risk/Louisiana_Kids_Facts.pdf
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