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Nearly six months since the Vistra fire ignited in Moss Landing, cleanup has yet to begin.
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Nearly six months since the Vistra fire ignited in Moss Landing, cleanup has yet to begin.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jul 10, 2025

It’s been nearly six months to the day since a Jan. 16 fire consumed Vistra’s 300 megawatt battery energy storage system (BESS) in Moss Landin…

Another fire burns at the Vistra battery facility in Moss Landing.
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Another fire burns at the Vistra battery facility in Moss Landing.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Feb 19, 2025

Light smoke and fire was reported coming from a previously burned section of the Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility at 6:30pm on Tuesday, Fe…

The State Water Board seeks to weaken regulation on fertilizer application. Lives are at risk.
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The State Water Board seeks to weaken regulation on fertilizer application. Lives are at risk.

  • David Schmalz
  • Sep 14, 2023

In 2021, the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board issued an order, after years of public hearings and review, calling for a limi…

With the proliferation of rechargeable batteries, a problem has emerged for waste collectors: fire.
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With the proliferation of rechargeable batteries, a problem has emerged for waste collectors: fire.

  • David Schmalz
  • Oct 27, 2022

Consumers may not know it, but their cellphones and laptops – if improperly disposed of – could become an incendiary device. Ditto that for an…

Agencies tasked with managing Laguna Grande Park finally get serious.
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Agencies tasked with managing Laguna Grande Park finally get serious.

  • David Schmalz
  • Sep 13, 2021

It’s been a long time coming, but the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District and the cities of Monterey and Seaside are finally making head…

Community demands advance warning before pesticides sprays.
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Community demands advance warning before pesticides sprays.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Jun 7, 2021

After they’re applied to fields, pesticides can and do drift, with droplets and dust traveling beyond their applied boundaries and sometimes c…

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