Combining a Spatial Model and Demand Forecasts to Map Future Surface Coal Mining in Appalachia
Fig 7
High coal production scenario.
Future mining footprint for coal production through 2035 (based on EIA low coal production cost scenario or high coal production). Future surface mining spatial footprint in order to meet coal production estimates for high coal production scenario through 2035 [2]. Areas with predicted new surface mining through the year 2035 with modeled probability < 0.9 (based on Random Forests results) are shown in orange, areas with modeled probability > 0.9 are shown in dark red.