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Bluefield Daily Telegraph: Standing by coal

Members of the United Mine Workers of America (UMW) will be gathering today in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to protest the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed Clean Power Plan.

Mike Caputo, vice president of UMW International District 31, will be one of the many Marion County and North Central West Virginia members participating in the rally and march at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Caputo said he’s expecting anywhere from 3,000-5,000 UMW miners and their families to participate.

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