Standard Chartered quits controversial Queensland coal mining project

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Involvement with the mine, which critics say threatens endangered species, was exposing the London-based bank to reputational damage

Standard Chartered bank is pulling out of a vast coal mining project in Australia that critics say threatens endangered species and could wreck international efforts to contain global warming. The London-based...

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