The best way to help coal country is to invest in coal to liquids powered by thorium reactors. The nation will be an exporter of diesel and gasoline, costs for transportation will drop, and this will ultimately drag down retail prices.
In turn, this will create more jobs, stimulate the economy and reduce the cost of living for all Americans.
Exactly why democrats oppose it.
Your plans makes way to much sense.
They will waste another 20 years pushing solar instead. (backed by massive subsidy of course).