In 2018, the consumption of coal hit a four-decade low in the United States. A total of 19 coal-fired plants closed last year, making for one of the largest waves of such retirements in the single year.
Consumer activist Erin Brockovich, who famously took on Pacific Gas & Electric Co. in the 1990s, urged California lawmakers Tuesday not to let the utility go bankrupt because it could mean less money for wildfire victims.
