Moss Landing

In this week's news roundup, another fire starts at the Vistra battery facility in Moss Landing, invasive beetles kill trees in the Santa Cruz Mountains, a large donation to Big Basin, and more.

A flare-up began Friday morning among some of the remaining batteries at the Vistra Corp. site in Moss Landing. And, the Santa Ana City Council bans city employees from working side jobs that involve immigration enforcement.

Monterey County has released the numbers from its most recent count of people experiencing homelessness. And, a final report addressing some impacts of the Moss Landing battery plant fire is now public.

Monterey County supervisors are demanding more accountability from Vistra after conflicting reports about the ecological impacts of last year’s battery fire. And, Marina becomes the latest local jurisdiction to ban Immigration and Customs Enforcement from using its property. Plus, share your thoughts on the news about César Chavez: email news@kazu.org.

In this episode of Monterey Bay This Week, stories about the one year anniversary of the Vistra battery fire, anti-ICE protests in the region, Highway 1 reopening through Big Sur, and more

It’s been one year since the world’s largest lithium-ion battery fire broke out at the Vistra power plant in Moss Landing. Some questions have been answered, while others remain.

The latest sampling report on the Vistra battery fire in Moss Landing last January. And, the Trump administration is trying to halt billions of dollars in childcare funding for California and other Democrat-led states.

Newly published research confirms the January battery fire in Moss Landing released toxic metals into a protected marine estuary. And, an investigation into “Protect Salinas Renters” did not find evidence of wrongdoing in the group’s efforts to gather signatures for a petition earlier this year.

A paper published in November confirms that the Vistra battery fire in Moss Landing in January released heavy metal deposits into Elkhorn Slough Reserve. Researchers are now trying to understand what that means for the ecosystem.

The Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust created their Community Seafood Program to support commercial fishing during the COVID-19 pandemic and continue delivering fresh seafood during the government shutdown.