Monterey County supervisors on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in response to last week's major fire at the Vistra lithium battery plant in Moss Landing.

As the fire lithium battery storage facility that led to evacuations in Moss Landing last week continues to smolder days later, concerns are being raised about the impacts to the surrounding environment.

Fire is out at Moss Landing but questions persist as Monterey County Board of Supes call on all operations to remain offline until conditions are met.

A extremely big lithium-ion battery facility in California has caught fire, resulting the plant and the surrounding area to be evacuated.

Experts have said that these types of fires will become more prevalent as the demand of electric vehicles and machinery continues to increase.

A fire at the world’s largest battery storage plant in Northern California is smoldering after sending plumes of toxic smoke into the atmosphere.

MUSKOGEE, Okla. — One of the largest lithium refineries in the entire country will be based in Green Country. Stardust power chose the site near West 53rd Street and Highway 64 in Muskogee because of its proximity to major highways, railroads, and waterways.

Dr. Park Jun-woo's team successfully suppresses the dissolution of lithium polysulfides using CNT and oxygen functional groups. Developed a 1,000mAh-class high-capacity, large-area pouch-type flexible battery,

California Governor Gavin Newsom has made his first comments since a battery facility fire broke out in Moss Landing on Thursday evening.

In an emergency meeting, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors voted to request Vistra Energy and PG&E cease operations at their Moss Landing battery energy storage facilities until a cause of last week's fire is determined.

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Lithium project developer Patriot Battery Metals has completed a private placement, raising C$69-million through a strategic investment from Volkswagen . The investment gives the German automotive giant a 9.