After the Moss Landing battery fire, should California limit where battery storage plants can be built?
A business park in South San Jose. Jack London Square in Oakland. The San Diego waterfront. Next door to a high school in Santa Barbara County. Across California, large battery storage plants are being planned and constructed in dozens of locations at a pace faster than anywhere else in the United States.
Residents sue energy companies after massive toxic battery fire at Moss Landing
After a massive lithium ion battery storage site exploded into flames in Monterey County — spewing toxic gases into the air and scattering heavy metals over the ground — residents have filed a lawsuit accusing multiple energy companies of failing to maintain adequate fire safety at the facility.
‘David vs. Goliath’: Residents file lawsuit over Moss Landing battery storage fire
Vistra Energy, PG&E and other defendants face allegations of negligence following Moss Landing battery facility fire in new lawsuit
Firefighters monitor Northern California lithium battery plant for storm-related flare-ups
Monterey County firefighters on Friday said they were monitoring Vistra Energy's fire-damaged lithium-ion battery facility for flare-ups as an atmospheric river moved through the region.
Moss Landing residents file lawsuit against Vistra weeks after battery facility fire
A group of community members filed a lawsuit against Vistra Corp., a Texas-based company that owns the Moss Landing power plant and battery storage facility. The lawsuit demands a full investigation into what caused the fire on Jan.
Residents file suit over Moss Landing lithium battery facility fire
Ryan Yamamoto reports on a lawsuit filed against Vistra Corp. and PG&E over last month.s Monterey County lithium battery facility fire.
A California Battery Plant Burned. Residents Have Gotten Sick, and Anxious.
Heavy metals detected in the soil have also created health implications for Monterey County’s agriculture industry, and the ...
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Environmental Impacts From Moss Landing Plant Fire Still Unknown
Researchers have found unusually high concentrations of toxic heavy metals in surface soils at Elkhorn Slough Reserve in Moss ...
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Residents seek damages after California battery storage fire
The fire last month resulted in a toxic plume that forced residents around the Moss Landing Power Plant facility to ...
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Battery plant fire in Monterey County raises concerns among residents who oppose project outside Petaluma
Opponents of a Petaluma-area battery storage project say the fire at Moss Landing Power Plant should be a warning of the ...
Moss Landing battery fire hit plant with older, vulnerable technology, expert says
The fire at the Vistra Energy lithium battery plant in Moss Landing sparked the conversation about the facility’s storage ...
Scientists link surge in heavy metals in soil to California lithium battery plant fire
Scientists have linked a lithium battery plant fire in California earlier this month to a surge in heavy metals found in nearby soil.
SLO County’s first battery plant will soon start operating. Locals worry it isn’t safe
San Luis Obispo County’s first battery energy storage facility will soon be up and running in Nipomo — despite recent ...