In Appalachia, many miners are out of work because ________
A) coal extraction has decreased because the region is beginning to run out of coal
B) they were fired for protesting mountaintop removal
C) mountaintop removal is highly mechanized, and thus they are not needed
D) of local protests that shut down mining operations
E) of a moratorium on mountaintop removal
C
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