Coal giant Peabody Energy files for bankruptcy as 'new clean industrial era' gathers pace

James Murray
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World's largest privately owned coal producer files for US bankruptcy protection

Peabody Energy has today filed for Chapter 11 US bankruptcy protection, dealing a further blow to a global coal industry already reeling from low prices and tightening environmental regulations. The...

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