Coal country has options. But a long legacy of hope, promises and failure has instilled a political inertia that won’t soon be overcome.
Author Archives: Dustin Bleizeffer and Mason Adams
Dustin Bleizeffer has worked as a coal miner, an oilfield mechanic and for 20 years as a statewide reporter and editor primarily covering the energy industry in Wyoming. He has also served as communications director at the Wyoming Outdoor Council, a John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford and WyoFile editor-in-chief. He lives in Casper. Reach him at dustinbleizeffer@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @DBleizeffer.
Mason Adams is a freelance reporter who has covered Appalachian communities since 2001. He writes from Floyd County, Virginia. Reach him at mason@masonadams.net; follow him @MasonAtoms.