From India to Appalachia, Coal Is A Human Rights Issue

From India to Appalachia, Coal Is A Human Rights Issue - Compass: “This is a human rights issue. Certain lives are valued differently, are considered expendable for resources.” This was the powerful message that resonated across the first full day of our exchange between India civil society participants and Appalachian community members fighting mountaintop removal coal mining. But it didn't come from one of our Indian guests; it came from Chuck Nelson, a former coal miner who spent 30 years working underground in West Virginia's coal mines.