Calif.'s enormous battery plant ignited. Now scientists say it spread heavy metals everywhere.
The new study uses soil samples from just three days after the Moss Landing blaze.
Plans for huge new oceanfront battery storage plant are withdrawn following disastrous Moss Landing fire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 ...
The Pajaronian
Moss Landing fire released 55,000 tons of heavy metals, study finds
The Jan. 16 fire at the Vistra battery energy storage plant in Moss Landing spewed an estimated 25 metric tons—55,000 ...
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 surrounding wetlands, farms and nearby communities on the central California coast ...
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
Research Confirms Heavy Metals In Elkhorn Slough After Battery Plant Fire
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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 ...
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Study confirms metal fallout spread across wetlands after battery fire at Moss Landing
Earlier this year, the smoke plume that rose from a fire at the world's largest battery facility in Monterey County hovered ...
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 ...
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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 ...