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How Environmental Regulations Are Creating Jobs In West Virginia

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Stream restoration in progress in West Virginia. (Courtesy Canaan Valley Institute)
Stream restoration in progress in West Virginia. (Courtesy Canaan Valley Institute)

When President Donald Trump signed his order to dismantle climate policies, he cited two familiar reasons. The president says he wants to reverse government intrusion, and to cancel job-killing regulations. But environmental regulations can create jobs, too.

Glynis Board (@GlynisBoard) of West Virginia Public Broadcasting looks at some of them in coal country.

This segment aired on April 13, 2017.

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