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Watchdog: Energy Future Holdings Bankruptcy Could Place Texas Taxpayers on the Hook

Watchdog: Energy Future Holdings Bankruptcy Could Place Texas Taxpayers on the Hook

By Brantley Hargrove, Dallas Observer DALLAS – “With Dallas-based Energy Future Holdings’ bankruptcy possibly approaching as soon as the end of this month, Public Citizen warns that if the giant electric utility’s assets are broken up, Texas taxpayers may end up paying to reclaim its coal mines. As we’ve reported before, the Sierra Club’s Beyond […]

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Green groups seek assurances Energy Future can clean up coal mines

Green groups seek assurances Energy Future can clean up coal mines

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – “Environmental group leaders on Wednesday urged Texas regulators to ensure that financially strapped Energy Future Holdings can cover the cost of cleaning up its coal mine operations in the state in the future. Dallas-based Energy Future Holdings (EFH +0.34%), the state’s largest generator of electricity, is working to restructure about $40 billion […]

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