Texas Suit Alleging Anti-Coal ‘Cartel’ of Top Wall Street Firms Could Reshape ESG—and Wall Street Itself

Republican attorneys general accuse three of the world’s biggest asset managers of conspiring to depress U.S. coal output. It’s a first-of-its-kind and closely watched test of whether corporate alliances on climate efforts violate antitrust laws.

By Deep Vakil
August 30, 2025
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Deep Vakil

Deep Vakil is a New York City-based investigative reporter and a recent graduate of the Columbia Journalism School, where he was a Toni Stabile Fellow. 

 
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