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May 26, 2021 Mister Peabody s Coal train doesn t run much through upper East Tennessee these days. The trains John Prine sang about in his famous song, Paradise, are practically non-existent.
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Compared to the 1950s and 60s when Claiborne, Campbell and Scott counties were considered coal-mining country, the industry has nearly vanished, according to those who monitor it.
Yet the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation is set to resume regulation and permitting of Tennessee s coal mining, taking over from the federal Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement after 37 years. This includes overseeing mountaintop removal and mining in which the Earth s surface is removed and equipment digs into the ground to mine coal.