Angry Appalachian coal miners say they won't visit Tennessee's major tourist spots this summer because Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander is sponsoring legislation that would bar mountaintop removal mining.
The boycott is organized by to pro-coal group Citizens for Coal. Director Roger Horton says miners in Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia and Virginia are taking part in the protest. He says if enough people stay away from the Great Smoky Mountains, Dollywood and other tourist attractions...
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