Calif.'s enormous battery plant ignited. Now scientists say it spread heavy metals everywhere.
Researchers from San José State University’s Moss Landing Marine Laboratories and their colleagues discovered elevated levels ...
Plans for huge new oceanfront battery storage plant are withdrawn following disastrous Moss Landing fire
January fire cost Texas company $400 million and stiffened opposition to the projects, which are key to renewable energy ...
The Press Democrat
New study: Moss Landing battery fire dumped 55,000 pounds of toxic metals into wildlife-rich marshes
A major fire in January at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants in Moss Landing showered 55,000 pounds of toxic ...
Study: Vistra battery plant fire left 55,000 pounds of heavy metals in wetland soil
Scientists are now getting a clearer picture of how last winter’s fire at the Vistra battery plant in Moss Landing has ...
KQED
Scientists Trace Heavy Metals Spread by January’s Huge Battery Fire Near Monterey
A new study from San José State University shows that last winter’s massive battery plant fire in Moss Landing spread a layer ...
Wetlands trap toxic metals after battery plant fire scatters debris
When fire broke out at the world's largest battery energy storage facility in January 2025, its thick smoke blanketed ...
Bay Area research team identifies toxic metals tied to Moss Landing battery storage facility fire
When smoke poured out from a fire at a battery storage facility at Moss Landing in January, nobody knew how far it would ...
Monterey Co.: Newly Released Study Verifies Dispersion Of Metals After Moss Landing Battery Fire
Earlier this year, the smoke plume that rose from a fire at the world's largest battery facility in Monterey County hovered ...
KQED
Research Confirms Heavy Metals In Elkhorn Slough After Battery Plant Fire
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East Bay Times
Moss Landing battery fire: Moratorium on building new battery storage projects advances
Responding to a major fire in January at a battery storage plant in Moss Landing that sent a toxic cloud over a wide area and caused the evacuations of residents and the closure of Highway 1, the ...
Firehouse
After Massive Battery Storage Plant Blaze, Monterey County, CA, Advances Moratorium
Responding to a major fire in January at a battery storage plant in Moss Landing that sent a toxic cloud over a wide area and caused the evacuations of residents and the closure of Highway 1, the ...
Mercury News
In wake of Moss Landing fire, Newsom signs battery storage safety bill
SANTA CRUZ — Less than a year after the Moss Landing Power Plant fire, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill strengthening safety standards for the development of new battery storage facilities across ...