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Vistra will pay for Moss Landing cleanup, Santa Cruz is the nation's least affordable rental market

KAZU | By Erin Malsbury
Published July 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM PDT
Photo shows new apartment buildings at the intersection of Laurel St and Pacific Avenue in downtown Santa Cruz
Scott Cohn
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KAZU News
Experts say the rate of affordable housing development in Santa Cruz must increase.

In today's newscast, Vistra Corp and the US Environmental Protection Agency reached a formal agreement related to the cleanup of the site of the January battery fire in Moss Landing, and the EPA launches a new incident web page. Plus, a report names Santa Cruz as the nation's least affordable rental market for the third year in a row.

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Erin Malsbury
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.
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