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Parts of the U.S. that once thrived from the business of coal are now some of the most impoverished in the country. But one former coal miner is working to bring jobs to his community and mitigate the environmental impacts of coal through solar power. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli reports for the new series “Climate Changemakers.”
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