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Learning Through Burning: Moss Landing Fire Exposes Need for Changes in Battery Facilities

02/15/2025

AS HOST TO the largest battery storage facility in the world, on a site that just had its fourth fire in four years, the people of Monterey County have grown to realize that Moss Landing is a learning laboratory for California’s green energy transition.

Vistra Fire Lawsuits Filed

02/12/2025

The first lawsuits have been filed following the aftermath of the Vistra battery storage facility fire at Moss Landing as questions about health and safety linger. Read on to learn more.

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Soledad Community Health Care District Welcomes New Board Director

SOLEDAD — Soledad Community Health Care District (SCHCD) has announced the swearing-in of Maria Schell, NP, as its newest board director.

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Lawsuit Targets Vistra Facility

Close to 100 people gathered Saturday in Moss Landing to voice their concern and demand better information about the fire that tore through a battery storage facility at the Moss Landing Power Plant on Jan. 16

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Monterey County Health Leaders Unite to Promote Safe Care for All

MONTEREY COUNTY — Local healthcare providers in Monterey County are collectively urging community members to continue accessing medical services without fear of potential repercussions related to their immigration status.

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Code Blue: Nurses on the Frontline – Talk of the Bay

On this episode of Talk of the Bay host PK Hattis is joined by nurses from Dominican Hospital who staged a picket last week in protest of chronic staffing shortages and a lack of investment from hospital ownership Dignity Health …

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Two Weeks After Vistra Battery Plant Fire in Moss Landing, Residents Are Still Seeking Answers.

While the lithium ion battery-induced fire at the Vistra power plant in Moss Landing is no longer burning, nearby residents still have burning questions about what kind of pollution they may have been exposed to, particularly those who experienced symptoms…

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Study Shows ‘Heavy Concentrations’ of Heavy Metals in Soil After Moss Landing Fire

One day after a group of Santa Cruz County residents collected soil samples from the areas impacted by the Jan. 16 battery storage facility fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant to test for heavy metals, a San Jose State …

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CDFA Issues Recall for Schoch Family Farmstead’s Raw Milk.

Consumers of Schoch Family Farmstead's bottled raw cow milk are urged to dispose of half-gallon (64-ounce) glass jugs marked with the code date "BEST BY 01/24" due to bacterial contamination, according to a recall issued by the California Department of…

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Critics Decry Pesticide Rule as Too Lenient: ‘Why Use It?’

The Department of Pesticide Regulation’s (DPR) held a public hearing Jan. 16 at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas to address a new draft regulation for Telone, a pesticide also known by the chemical name 1,3-dichloropropene.

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Outspoken Natividad Clinic Doctor Reinstated After Being Fired by the County of Monterey.

Dr. Cris Carrillo, the Natividad clinic physician who was fired by the County of Monterey in October after he spoke up about concerns over patient care, has been reinstated to his position, according to an announcement by the Union of…

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Mee Memorial Children’s Health and Wellness Center Opens in King City

KING CITY — The Mee Memorial Children’s Health and Wellness Center officially opened its doors last week at Mee Memorial Healthcare System’s campus at 809 Broadway St. in King City, marking a transformative moment for pediatric care in South Monterey …

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