MSNBC to spend this week examining coal and its effect on politics, jobs and America's future

MSNBC will be in coal country this week exploring coal's effect on politics, its workforce and its future in America. All In: Coal Country with Chris Hayes airs each night at 8 p.m., 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. (ET). "From Kentucky to Mississippi to North Dakota to West Virginia to North Carolina, Chris Hayes and his team talk to everyone from miners to politicians to the biggest energy company in the country," writes MSNBC.

Monday's show, "Politics of Coal," will focus on coal's impact on the Kentucky Senate election between Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell and Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes. On Tuesday, the show will explore the link between coal and tobacco. Wednesday's show will travel to Kentucky and Mississippi to examine clean coal. On Thursday the focus will be on alternative energy.