Plan to shift businesses away from coal, fossil fuel stirs Rust Belt debate on energy, jobs

SUGARCREEK, Ohio — Nestled in Ohio’s Amish country, Bill Belden’s 124-year-old family owned brick company has thrived on the region’s rich red clay and shale, and cheap energy from abundant coal.

Climate plan to shift businesses away from coal, fossil stirs Rust Belt debate on energy, jobs

SUGARCREEK, Ohio — Nestled in Ohio’s Amish country, Bill Belden’s 124-year-old family owned brick company has thrived on the region’s rich red clay and shale, and cheap energy from abundant coal.

Weekly newspaper plods along in Ohio’s Amish country, where readers help fill its pages

SUGARCREEK, Ohio — The writers’ grievances came in the form of angry letters, carried over bumpy rural roads to the newspaper office serving the Amish community.

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