Deep Down: Mining's Bittersweet Victory
Clip: Season 12 Episode 6 | 5m
While voices opposed to mining prevail, Terry Ratliff describes a bittersweet victory.
Beverly May and Terry Ratliff grew up on opposite sides of a mountain ridge in eastern Kentucky, where coal is king. But, when a mountaintop removal coal mine encroaches on their town, the two find themselves on opposite sides of a debate that divides their community and the nation.
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Deep Down: Mining's Bittersweet Victory
Clip: Season 12 Episode 6 | 5m
Beverly May and Terry Ratliff grew up on opposite sides of a mountain ridge in eastern Kentucky, where coal is king. But, when a mountaintop removal coal mine encroaches on their town, the two find themselves on opposite sides of a debate that divides their community and the nation.
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