U.S. coal production fell another 7% in 2019—the lowest amount of coal produced in the United States since 1978, during the national coal miners’ strike, according to the Energy Information Agency (EIA). And it is set to fall even further in 2020 as the international appetite for coal has waned with the pandemic. U.S. coal production totaled 706 million short tones in 2019, compared to 756 million short tons in the year prior. This year is shaping up to be even worse for coal, as production is expected to dip to levels not seen since the ’60s. Wyoming, the largest coal-producing state in the U.S., saw a 9% dip in 2019, accounting for most of the production decrease. West Virginia, the States’ second-largest coal producer, only saw a 2% decrease last year, according to EIA data. Arizona stopped its coal production late last year, while Kansas and Arkansas stopped […]