Published 1 month ago • loading... • Updated 1 month ago

Lawsuit filed over Moss Landing power plant fire

Summary by Kron 4 News

(KRON) -- A lawsuit was filed Thursday on behalf of local residents impacted by the January 16 fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant. An inferno ignited inside a building that is part of Vistra’s Battery Energy Storage System. Lithium batteries stacked inside the building caught fire, and flames spread from one battery to another, county supervisors said. The lawsuit alleges that the facility’s owner, Vistra Energy, along with Pacific Gas & Elect…

10 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

Kron 4 News

Lawsuit filed over Moss Landing power plant fire

1 month ago·San Francisco, United States

Read Full Article

Los Angeles Times

Residents sue energy companies after massive toxic battery fire at Moss Landing

After a massive lithium ion battery storage site exploded into flames in Monterey County — spewing toxic gases into the air and scattering heavy metals over the ground — residents have filed a lawsuit accusing multiple energy companies of failing to maintain adequate fire safety at the facility.

1 month ago·Los Angeles, United States

Read Full Article

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Nature will aid Elkhorn Slough’s recovery from battery fire aftermath

Marine disasters can manifest in a variety of forms. Not surprisingly, in many instances a calamity for the sea is triggered by an occurrence on the shore (Think Fukushima). Oil spills, hazardous waste disposals, increasing acidity and agricultural organic chemical runoff all come to mind as clear and present dangers. Now we can add fallout from lithium-ion battery fires to our list. The battery storage plant caught fire on Jan. 16 for “an unkno…

1 month ago

Read Full Article

KION

Vistra, PG&E, other agencies named in civil lawsuit filed after battery plant fire

MONTEREY/ALAMEDA COUNTIES, Calif. (KION-TV) -- Singleton Schreiber, LLP has filed a civil lawsuit in Alameda County Court in the name of multiple plaintiffs against Vistra, PG&E and other companies after the fire at a Moss Landing Vistra battery storage facility in mid-January. According to a court document, provided at the bottom of this article, the complaint for damages filed against Vistra and other agencies includes various forms of liabili…

1 month ago

Read Full Article

The San Francisco Standard

Erin Brockovich leads lawsuit against PG&E over battery storage fire

Erin Brockovich and Monterey County residents sued Vistra Energy and PG&E Thursday over a January fire at a battery storage site.

1 month ago

Read Full Article

KSBW

Lawsuit filed against Vistra and PG&E over Moss Landing battery facility fire

Community members have filed a lawsuit against Vistra Energy, PG&E and other defendants over the Moss Landing battery storage facility fire that occurred on Jan. 16.

1 month ago

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year