Coal states must soon rule on Peabody Energy's cleanup subsidy -US regulator
February 19, 2016 at 20:34 PM EST
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Coal states must decide within days whether Peabody Energy Corp, the largest U.S. coal company, can continue to tap a taxpayer subsidy that has lowered its mine cleanup insurance costs for years, federal regulators said this week.