Democrats are worried about batteries after a bad fire at a Central Coast facility, but have very different ideas on what to ...

Stardust Power, a US battery-grade lithium product developer, has officially broken ground on its $1.2 billion lithium refinery in Oklahoma.

Research scientists at San José State University's Moss Landing Marine Laboratories said they have detected "unusually high concentrations of heavy-metal nanoparticles in marsh soils at Elkhorn Slough ...

State Assemblymember Dawn Addis introduces bill removing fast-track state permitting of BESS projects like the one that caught fire in Moss Landing.

Elevated concentrations of heavy metals have been detected at the Elkhorn Slough Reserve by scientists from San Jose State ...

When a massive fire erupted at one of the world's largest lithium-ion battery storage facilities in Monterey County, it ...

The fire confirmed the worst fears of a Central Coast community where a new battery farm is planned, writes SLO.

In Morro Bay, any remaining goodwill for Vistra’s proposed battery storage project has evaporated, writes SLO.

But the risk of battery fires like the one at California's Moss Landing Power Plant can be minimized by good design.

Blaze that began Jan. 16 destroyed most of a 300-MW lithium-ion battery array that dates to 2020 at Vistra Energy’s 750-MW ...

Town of Brookhaven Supervisor Dan Panico (R) held a community forum to discuss battery energy storage systems on Tuesday, Jan 21 at Suffolk County Community College in Selden.

The Monterey County Board of Supervisors declared a state of emergency following the massive blaze that has residents and officials concerned.