going into the aste water and that is going into coal ash impoundments that leak into groundwater, urface water and sometimes catastrophically spill and you different everal communities are suing over contaminated groundwater. doing a hink they are good job at sequestering it. metals are he heavy sequesters when coal is left in the ground. vivian stockman, vice director at ohio valley coalition.we've been focusing all morning on

going into the aste water and that is going into coal ash impoundments that leak into groundwater, urface water and sometimes catastrophically spill and you different everal communities are suing over contaminated groundwater. doing a hink they are good job at sequestering it. metals are he heavy sequesters when coal is left in the ground. vivian stockman, vice director at ohio valley coalition.we've been focusing the "washington journal" on the coal industry and impacts on both the people environment and the regulation of that industry. nick mullins joins us now, an creator of the blog, the thoughtful coal miner and a miner with history of mining in his family. ow far back does that history go? guest: well, it goes back to my grandfather in the 1920s, who worked in areas of virginia for virginia iron and coal company. host: what is the thoughtful miner? why did you get it started? what do you write about? caller: well, the thoughtful coal miner, my way of speaking rhetoric that comes from both the industry and environmentalists to find common the two.tween speaking specifically to miners

going into the aste water and that is going into coal ash impoundments that leak into groundwater, urface water and sometimes catastrophically spill and you different everal communities are suing over contaminated groundwater. doing a hink they are good job at sequestering it. metals are he heavy sequesters when coal is left in the ground. vivian stockman, vice director at ohio valley coalition.al ahvec.com, if you want to check it out. up next, we'll hear from nick mullins, fifth generation coal miner who is writer activist and the r on the blog thoughtful coal miner. first, this is a picture from edition of the kevin hughes,st," long time murray energy employee icked to attend white house ceremony. regulations on coal debris being dumped into streams. up with kevin hughes out at powhatan point to about his work in the coal mines. guest: i'm general manager of the ohio county coal company, murray. from years this may. host: why did you get into it? in western jobs up, i lvania where i grew ot out of school and got married, started a family and the mining industry has been very good to me

going into the aste water and that is going into coal ash impoundments that leak into groundwater, urface water and sometimes catastrophically spill and you different everal communities are suing over contaminated groundwater. doing a hink they are good job at sequestering it. metals are he heavy sequesters when coal is left in the ground. vivian stockman, vice director at ohio valley coalition.al ahvec.com, if you want to check it out. up next, we'll hear from nick mullins, fifth generation coal miner who is writer activist and the r on the blog thoughtful coal miner. first, this is a picture from edition of the kevin hughes,st," long time murray energy employee icked to attend white house ceremony. regulations on coal debris being dumped into streams. up with kevin hughes out at powhatan point to about his work in the coal mines. guest: i'm general manager of the ohio county coal company, murray. from years this may. host: why did you get into it? in western jobs up, i lvania where i grew ot out of school and got married, started a family and the mining industry has been very good to me