Skaff speak about jobs and coal on Fox News
Last week, Doug Skaff spoke on Fox News about the impact of coal on West Virginia.
“West Virginia Leads Battle Against EPA Over Mountaintop Mining Regulations”, April 8, 2010:
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced much tougher standards for water quality at mountaintop mining sites, effective immediately.
Doug Skaff, a Democratic state lawmaker, warns it will hurt the coal industry and cost jobs in tough economic times.
“Nobody really understands the impact that coal has here in West Virginia,” Skaff said.
“It gives back to the schools. It gives back to the communities. It gives back to the infrastructure of the state.”
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“Let’s don’t penalize those people who are hard working and have jobs and just
completely handcuff an industry,” Skaff said.
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