US Coal Production Falls To Lowest Levels Since 1986

Clean Technica: The US has seen its coal production levels fall to their lowest levels since 1986, dropping 10% in 2015 as part of a longer downward-trend.

Figures published by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) earlier this month show that coal production has continued to decline since 2008, and in 2015 only reached (an expected) 900 million short tons (MMst), 10% lower than just the year before, and the lowest level since 1986, nearly 30 years prior.

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