Brian Hackney reports on the environmental impacts of the fire that happened at a Northern California lithium battery plant.

President Trump on Monday fired all three Democrats on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), bringing much ...

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In the wake of the recent fire at Vistra Corporation's Moss Landing Power Plant and Energy Storage Facility, the California ...

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

The fire confirmed the worst fears of a Central Coast community where a new battery farm is planned, writes SLO.

Fire is out at Moss Landing but questions persist as Monterey County Board of Supes call on all operations to remain offline ...

Vistra responds to San Jose State's finding of a heavy metal spike in soils near their Moss Landing battery storage facility.

State regulators want more control over how battery storage facilities operate as SJSU researchers have found a large amount ...

"Fortunately no one was hurt," said Board Chair Felipe Hernandez. "But this event has left a lot of questions in the minds of ...

Research scientists with San Jose State University’s Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML) detected “unusually high ...