After a fire at a Monterey County battery storage facility, scientists say high levels of heavy metals were found at a nearby ...

When a massive fire erupted at one of the world's largest lithium-ion battery storage facilities in Monterey County, it ...

Researchers find heavy metals in sensitive habitat near Moss Landing battery fire site, a group of locals collect 125 samples ...

At Wednesday afternoon’s County of Monterey briefing, Ricardo Encarnacion, bureau chief and County of Monterey director of ...

The Monterey County Board of Supervisors ratified the ... The fire at the plant, a 300-megawatt lithium storage facility, destroyed most of the building and its contents, according to county ...

Nickel, cobalt and manganese, found in lithium-ion batteries, increased dramatically at Elkhorn Slough after the fire ...

When a massive fire erupted at one of the world's largest lithium-ion battery storage facilities in Monterey County, it didn't just send plumes of smoke over nearby communities — it cast a pall ...

The uproar over the Moss Landing Vistra battery plant meltdown that started Jan. 16 has only intensified, as many County and North Monterey County residents seem to have been caught ...

Safety standards and regulations have not kept up with emerging technology for battery storage.

One supervisor described the fire as a "Three Mile Island" event for the emerging lithium-ion battery industry. Last Tuesday, Monterey County supervisors declared a state of emergency in response ...