Moss Landing fire: Unusually high concentrations of toxic metals found in wetlands near California battery plant
Less than two weeks after a huge fire in Moss Landing at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants, scientists affiliated with San Jose State University have discovered unusually high levels of toxic metals in soils at Elkhorn Slough,
Fire erupts at Vistra’s Moss Landing battery plant. What does it mean for Morro Bay project?
Our citizens are very alarmed,” one Morro Bay resident said, after the fire along Monterey Bay forced 1,200 people to evacuate.
Santa Cruz County address concerns after Moss Landing battery plant fire
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Moss Landing fire may be death knell for another lithium battery plant on California coast
In the wake of the Moss Landing lithium battery plant fire, another coastal Calif. town tells Texas company to go away for good.
Heavy metal particles found by Moss Landing power plant fire
Research scientists with San Jose State University’s Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML) detected “unusually high concentrations of heavy-metal nanoparticles”
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Can California’s battery storage industry survive Moss Landing fire? It better | Opinion
The fire confirmed the worst fears of a Central Coast community where a new battery farm is planned, writes SLO.
Scientists link surge in heavy metals in soil to California lithium battery plant fire
The heavy metals were seen in soils within two miles of a lithium battery ... Energy's Moss Landing Power Plant was located in the unincorporated community of Moss Landing. The fire at the 300 ...
Scientists find heavy metal spike in Moss Landing soil post-battery facility fire
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Soil Near Massive California Battery Fire Found Loaded With ‘Toxic’ Metals As Residents Report Headaches, Itchy Eyes
A group of researchers says they have found high concentrations of heavy metals in a California estuary near the site of a major fire that destroyed a battery storage facility south of San Francisco earlier in January.
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Monterey Co. battery plant fire raises air quality, toxic metal concerns as images capture aftermath
MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KGO) -- The fire at the battery storage facility at Moss Landing is generating a great deal of questions and concerns. The Moss Landing site sparked on Jan. 16 ...
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Moss Landing battery plant fire continues to burn, evacuations lifted
The fire erupted at the Moss Landing Battery Plant on Thursday afternoon, and as of Friday morning, the blaze continued to burn. Fire officials said they want the fire to burn out on its ...
Officials waiting for Moss Landing Power Plant fire to burn out
One of the world’s biggest battery plants is located in a tiny harbor town perched halfway between Santa Cruz and Monterey. A ...
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Fire out at Moss Landing battery plant, heat pockets persist; EPA concludes air monitoring
Five days after the world’s largest lithium battery fire ... in Moss Landing the Monterey County Board of Supervisors called on all battery storage operations at the power plant to remain ...
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Moss Landing battery fire: Unusually high concentrations of toxic metals found in wetlands near plant
Smoke and flames are seen from Castroville as a fire at the Vistra battery storage plant burns in Moss Landing, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. Less than two weeks after the fire, ...