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.
County of Monterey reassures public after Moss Landing battery plant fire
Monterey County officials confirm no public health threat from the Moss Landing battery plant fire, with air, water, and soil testing showing safe levels.
Environmental Tests Reveal Battery Metals Around Vistra Moss Landing Battery Facility After Fire
A Hunterbrook analysis of the testing data shows that samples taken within 20 miles of Vistra's Moss Landing facility on average have nickel and cobalt concentrations that are about 34 times higher than the levels found in samples collected further away from the plant.
Moss Landing residents file lawsuit over Northern California lithium battery facility fire
Moss Landing residents have filed a lawsuit against Vistra Corp. and PG&E over the lithium-ion battery storage facility fire last month that triggered evacuations and environmental concerns in the area.
‘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
KION1h
Moss Landing fire concerns remain despite no heavy metals found, demolition planned
The fire at the Moss Landing Battery Storage facility caused widespread concern about environmental contamination.
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 ...
Moss Landing Fire: Erin Brockovich and residents file lawsuit against multiple companies
Several residents of Moss Landing are now suing multiple energy companies over last month's fire at a battery storage ...
USA Today26d
Evacuations ordered in California after fire at battery power plant in Moss Landing
A fire at a battery power plant in Central California triggered evacuation ... The areas under evacuation orders include areas of Moss Landing south of the Elkhorn Slough, north of Molera Road ...
Power Engineering25d
Locals request total shutdown of Moss Landing as California Governor calls for investigation into battery storage fire
California Governor Gavin Newsom is calling for an investigation into the fire that engulfed the first phase of Vistra Energy’s Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility last week. A spokesperson for ...