Nickel, cobalt and manganese, found in lithium-ion batteries, increased dramatically at Elkhorn Slough after the fire.

A structure fire at a house in Watsonville left a woman dead and a man critically injured Sunday night. The cause of the fire ...

We cannot accept facilities in our neighborhoods that pose a risk of repeated catastrophic incidents,” County Board of ...

A symbolic emergency proclamation does not excuse the Board of Supervisors from their responsibilities and duties to protect its citizens. Like the Nero of Los Angeles, Karen Bass and ...

Then in September 2022, a fire broke out at the PG&E Elkhorn Battery plant. Police closed Highway 1 for 12 hours. An ...

A county hotline has also been established for residents to call officials with any questions about the air quality and best ...

The uproar over the Moss Landing Vistra battery plant meltdown that started Jan. 16 has only intensified, as many County and North Monterey County residents seem to have been caught ...

People burned out of the Santa Cruz Mountains — or trying to escape the threat of fire there — moved into the city of Santa ...

Don’t like fires? The batteries at Moss Landing burned for one night. Fortunately, the EPA’s findings suggest there was no health impact. And there is good reason to believe future fire risk can ...

The dramatic fire at the Vistra battery storage plant caused the evacuation of 1,200 people in Northern Monterey County, ...

For many people who lived through the Civil War, Saturday, April 14, 1865, was indelibly remembered for the assassination of ...