INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Two Indiana lawmakers have spent the legislative session watering down opposition to a $2.6 billion coal-gasification plant that would likely benefit their employers.
 
  State Rep. Mat Ubelhor stripped a measure that Rockport developers say would have killed the project. And Senate Utilities Chairman Jim Merritt watered down a measure sought by opponents two months ago.
 
  The Evansville Courier and Press reports that Ubelhor’s employer, Peabody Energy, would benefit from a $17 million rail spur built by the Indiana Rail Road Company to haul coal. And Merritt is a vice president of Indiana Rail.
 
  The Legislature previously approved $140 million in tax credits for the developers of the Rockport plant if they buy coal from Indiana operations like Peabody. 
 
  The Indianapolis Star reports Ubelhor and Merritt see no conflict of interest.