New safety standards, oversight proposed for lithium battery facilities after Moss Landing fire
In the wake of the recent fire at Vistra Corporation's Moss Landing Power Plant and Energy Storage Facility, the California Public Utilities Commission has proposed new standards for battery energy storage facilities.
Advisory issued for Moss Landing battery plant due to atmospheric river
On Friday evening, the North County Fire Protection District issued a hazard advisory for the Moss Landing lithium-ion battery storage facility. Currently, the facility is stable but being monitored.
Moss Landing battery fire: Unusually high concentrations of toxic metals found in wetlands near plant
Nickel, cobalt and manganese, found in lithium-ion batteries, increased dramatically at Elkhorn Slough after the fire
Monterey County officials call Moss Landing lithium battery storage fire a ‘wake-up call’
A plume of material released from the plant contained hydroflouride, a toxic gas, that is now being monitored by Monterey County.
'It is a charred, stinking mess': Moss Landing residents demand action after latest lithium battery fire
Residents of Moss Landing are demanding the removal of lithium battery facilities after another fire forced evacuations and raised health concerns. "It is a charred, stinking mess. And it is just, and it's poison now. Okay? We've been poisoned," said Patricia Yeargin, who has a clear view of the Moss Landing towers from her front porch.
Scientists find heavy metal spike in Moss Landing soil post-battery facility fire
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$750 gift cards offered to evacuees impacted by Northern California lithium battery fire
A relief fund has been established that will provide gift cards for Monterey County residents impacted by the battery storage facility fire in Moss Landing earlier this month.
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Vistra Energy sets up $450K fund, $750 gift cards for Moss Landing battery fire evacuees
Residents evacuated during the Vistra Energy lithium-ion battery storage fire in Moss Landing can apply for a $750 gift card.
Moss Landing fire may be death knell for another lithium battery plant on California coast
As one of the largest lithium battery plants in the world continues to smolder in Moss Landing, activists in another Central ...
$750 gift cards offered to Moss Landing battery fire evacuees
A relief fund has been established that will provide gift cards for Monterey County residents impacted by the battery storage facility fire in Moss Landing earlier this month. Vistra ...
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‘Extremely disturbing’: High levels of heavy metals at Monterey estuary after lithium battery site fire
Days after one of the world’s largest lithium ion battery storage facilities ... Elkhorn Slough Reserve after the recent fire at the nearby Moss Landing Power Plant. The toxic metals ...
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Scientists link surge in heavy metals in soil to California lithium battery plant fire
Scientists at San Jose State University say that a large fire that ... two miles of a lithium battery storage site, which burned earlier this month. Vistra Energy's Moss Landing Power Plant ...
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Moss Landing lithium battery facility fire continues to burn, evacuations lifted
The fire closed a portion of coastal Highway 1 that remains shut down to traffic as the fire continues to burn. Moss Landing lithium battery facility fire flares up Friday afternoon. / ...