In a unanimous vote, state regulators agreed Thursday to a plan that will see the closing of the last nuclear energy power plant in California.

• The Diablo Canyon nuclear facility will begin shutdown operations starting in 2024.
• The power plant’s operator, Pacific Gas & Electric, says the facility will soon become an economic liability for the company because of dramatic changes in the state’s energy landscape.
• Critics of the shutdown say it will lead to the use of more natural gas in the state’s power grid.
• Environmental groups hailed the vote but want assurances that greenhouse gas emissions will not rise as a result.

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