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

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

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 ...

The Moss Landing battery plant fire has sparked concerns that Morro Bay isn’t the right place for a similar facility. On ...

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 ...

Battery safety has come a long way since the construction of the 300 MW first phase of Vistra Energy’s Moss Landing Energy ...

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