The Monterey County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to enact a proclamation of local emergency related to the Vistra ...

MOSS LANDING – Some 1,200 residents were allowed to return home Friday night after they were evacuated a day earlier due to a ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from SA News. Followed categories will be ... Last Monday the workshop and stock was badly damaged after a lithium battery exploded – and a second battery also ...

This recent fire highlights not only the immediate environmental effects but also the long-term implications for the role of lithium-ion technology in renewable energy.

A major fire burning at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants in Northern California is sending up flames of toxic smoke.

The Monterey County Board of Supervisors declared a state of emergency following the massive blaze that has residents and officials concerned.

according to the Mercury News. Lithium battery fires can emit toxic gases that can cause respiratory problems and skin burns and are difficult to extinguish. The large plant, which stores some 750 ...

RELATED: Huge fire at Moss Landing battery plant spurs evacuations, road closures, sends out plumes of toxic smoke “A lot of the cars in the evacuation area were lithium batteries,” said ...