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Cliff Green, a mechanic at the Black Butte Coal mine in Kemmerer, Wyo., regarding his belief in the resiliency of the coal industry despite the push toward renewable energies. Green was laid off just a few weeks before Christmas last year, which has been a common trend in the industry. Eleven coal power plants in Wyoming are set to be decommissioned or converted to natural gas in the next 15 years. (NPR — March 28, 2024)
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Susan Brossman of Street Moms, regarding the way many residents treat the homeless population in Wheeling, W.Va. A majority of the city’s homeless individuals have experienced significant trauma stretching back to childhood, have mental illness or are in active addiction. (West Virginia Watch — March 26, 2024)
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John Dixon Keller, who heads the Justice Department's Election Threats Task Force, commenting about the prosecution of 20 people who threatened election workers. (Washington Post — March 25, 2024)
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Judith Vogel, the director of the Stockton Maple Project, a program at Stockton University that produces maple syrup. The project is in its fourth year of producing syrup from the 300 acres of maples surrounding the school. In 2022, New Jersey produced 1,817 gallons of maple syrup, worth $88,000; by contrast, Vermont produces nearly 3 million gallons each year, worth approximately $105 million. (Associated Press — March 24, 2024)
