Burning Coal, Burning Cash Ranking the States that Import the Most Coal

"The cost of importing coal is a major drain on the economies of many states that rely heavily on coal-fired power. Thirty-eight states were net importers of coal in 2009 - from other states and, increasingly, other nations. Eleven of those states spent more than $1 billion on net coal imports (spending on coal brought into the state minus revenues from the coal that in-state mines exported)."--Page 1.