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		dwaltrip on May 14, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Third-Biggest U.S. Coal Company Files for Bankrupt... Where on the bankruptcy hierarchy of financial obligations do environmental liabilities fall? I would think they should be higher priority than shareholders and debt holders.

bluGill on May 14, 2019 [–]

shareholders are generally last. I'm not sure how debt compares though.

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