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Title: A baseline assessment of coal industry structure in the Ohio River Basin energy study region

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5615255

This analysis is in support of the Ohio River Basin Energy Study (ORBES), a multidisciplinary policy research program supported by the Environmental Protection Agency. Detailed information is provided on coal production and employment by county, the consumption and distribution of coal, the ownership structure of the coal industry, coal land and mineral ownership, operator associations and unions in the coal industry, and projections of coal development. The emphasis is on the six ORBES states (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia), but information also is provided on the coal industry in the other eastern states and the western states when relevant. An appendix, provides detailed information by county in tabular form.

Research Organization:
Ohio River Basin Energy Study, Urbana, IL (USA)
OSTI ID:
5615255
Report Number(s):
PB-82-103615
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English