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.
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.The emergency declaration came during a special meeting where officials gave updates on the fire and ongoing response. While the fire has burned itself out, there are still a lot of questions from local leaders and neighbors about what's next.
The incident was enough for Church, who last week likened the fire to a 'Three Mile Island' event for the emerging industry -- to draw this conclusion:'Battery storage is essential for the future. And that's the direction we're going,' Church noted. 'But -- as I said last night and I've tried to emphasize -- we just can't put that above safety. That's got to be the priority at this point.
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