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A warning for green card holders, new post-fire soil testing in Monterey County

Smoke drifts up into an otherwise blue sky from a fire next to the Moss Landing Power Plant. In the foreground are sand dunes next to the ocean at Moss Landing State Beach.
Tobias Osborne
The Vistra Corp. battery plant fire was still visible from Moss Landing State Beach almost 24 hours after it began on Jan. 16.

In today's newscast, an immigration lawyer who helped a Santa Cruz woman return home after begin detained cautions others about travel. And, Monterey County is conducting new environmental tests nearly four months after the fire at a Moss Landing battery storage plant.

Katie Brown comes to KAZU after earning spot news and investigative journalism awards for her reporting and photography in Maine. A Report for America alumna and former Metcalf Institute fellow, Katie’s reporting beats span business, environment, and public health.
Erin is an award-winning journalist and photographer. She's written for local and national outlets, including the Smithsonian and Science Magazine. She has a master's degree in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.