Peabody strikes deal with Attorney General over climate risk filings

Jessica Shankleman
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Coal mining company denies wrongdoing after eight-year investigation, but agrees to amend future statements

Coal giant Peabody Energy has agreed to change the way it reports the risks posed to investors by climate change, ending an eight-year investigation by the New York Attorney General. Peabody and Attorney...

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