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Updates on high metal concentrations in Elkhorn Slough soil, Marina Coast Water District refinancing

KAZU | By Elena Neale-Sacks,
Amy Mayer
Published February 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM PST
Elkhorn Slough Reserve near Moss Landing.
Krista Almanzan
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KAZU News
Elkhorn Slough Reserve near Moss Landing.

In today's newscast, a new preliminary dataset from Moss Landing Marine Labs provides additional evidence linking the recent lithium-ion battery fire to elevated heavy metal levels in Elkhorn Slough soil. Plus, a refinancing move by the Marina Coast Water District saves $2.3 million.
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Elena Neale-Sacks
Elena is an Emmy award-winning researcher, reporter, and producer. Before joining KAZU, they worked as a podcast producer at The Oregonian. Their reporting and research has been featured on NPR, KQED, Netflix, Reveal, CalMatters, and more. Elena is an alum of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and UC Santa Cruz.
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Amy Mayer
Amy Mayer is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience in public radio. Before KAZU, she worked as an editor for the California Newsroom and at St. Louis Public Radio. For eight years, she covered agriculture as the Harvest Public Media reporter based at Iowa Public Radio. She's also worked at stations in Massachusetts and Alaska and has written for many newspapers, magazines and online news outlets.
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