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Pandemic, low demand push 2 coal companies to bankruptcy
Two coal companies filed for bankruptcy restructuring this week in the latest indication that the industry's long-term woes have been intensified by the coronavirus pandemic.
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James Marshall, E&E News reporter
Two coal companies filed for bankruptcy restructuring this week in the latest indication that the industry's long-term woes have been intensified by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Texas' top electricity regulator resigned yesterday as the state's largest electric cooperative filed for bankruptcy, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm called for grid changes, companies reported losses in the billions of dollars, and lawsuits mounted after this month's historic blackouts.
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