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Trump’s Paris pullout fuels optimism in West Virginia coal town

By Reuters
03 June 2017   |   6:00 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull out from the Paris climate change agreement has fueled some optimism in the West Virginia coal town of Mt. Storm, but some wonder if it's enough to boost coal.

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