Coal Development in Rural America: The Resources at Risk

Wallace McMartin, Virgil Whetzel and Paul R. Myers

No 333754, Rural Development Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: U.S. coal reserves are huge and are concentrated mainly in three regions-the Northern Great Plains, the Interior Region, and the Eastern Region. Future coal production will likely shift toward the West. Coal development, especially strip mining, competes with agriculture for both land and water; however, it should not require enough land to seriously threaten U.S. agricultural production. Although costly, reclamation of strip-mined land can alleviate the potential long-term damage to land resources.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 92
Date: 1981-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.333754

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