Coal Development in North Dakota: Effects on Agriculture And Rural Communities
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1973
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The article addresses how strip-mining of coal competes with agricultural interests in North Dakota. North Dakota received it's lion share of revenue from agriculture. As the number of farms were decreasing and demands for coal were increasing, coal could generate state revenue and create employment opportunities for North Dakotans. Both of these choices, agriculture and coal mining, vie for limited resources. Rural communities would feel the impact of coal production more quickly than urban contexts.