Sydney Boles

McConnell said he would consider calling the Senate back to Washington early from summer recess if progress was made on a way forward.

The protest drew international attention, helped win miners a portion of their back pay, and highlighted the state’s failure to collect bond payments from companies like Blackjewel, as the law requires.

Stagnating wages, growing utility bills, and rising housing costs have caused more residents in rural coal country to look to solar power.