In 2021, a bipartisan infrastructure bill included $11.3 billion from taxpayers to pay for the cleanup of mines dug before 1977. (Credit: Michael Evans/Adobe Stock) In 2021, a bipartisan infrastructure bill included $11.3 billion from taxpayers to pay for the cleanup of mines dug before 1977. (Credit: Michael Evans/Adobe Stock)

(Bloomberg) — In a quiet commercial strip in an upscale suburb of Nashville, there's a single-story brick building housing a company that may determine whether another billion-dollar taxpayer bailout of the coal industry is needed.

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