Coal Loses Its Grip in West Virginia

David Goldman's images show coal is barely surviving in Central Appalachia, and coal is about the only thing that West Virginia's McDowell County has.

Dennis Ferrell, a coal miner of 15 years, watches over conveyer belts carrying coal out of the Sally Ann 1 mine Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, in Welch, W.Va. David Goldman / AP