Nice little article of my hometown in Belgium. My grandfather used to work in a coalmine, the other side were jewellers (which is my original occupation to, not anymore though)
Anyway this is a very positive article how to turn a coalminers city into a green city.
https://www.the-low-countries.com/article/genk-mines-its-own-business?fbclid=IwAR0eKDoxsf2niqZav7KpxBovKGJ55710Khx6fUKABIE6VvTYqHS_D8mFraE
Genk Mines Its Own Business

On a visit to the Flemish city of Genk, Derek Blyth discovers restored coal mines, cosmopolitan chickens and one of the world’s great love songs.

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