Debating coal’s future
August 2nd, 2009 | Published in blog, videos
The residents of Meigs County, Ohio, live beneath the towering smokestacks of four coal-fired power plants. Elisa Young worries about the health effects of the plants, but others in her community are eager for the jobs a new plant could bring. Learn more at Powering A Nation.
This story was part of a package on coal that won first place in the Society of Environmental Journalists 2010 Awards for Reporting on the Environment for the category “Outstanding Student Reporting.”
It also received top awards in the National Press Photographers Association monthly multimedia contest, the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards and the Student Society for News Design’s annual contest.
