A Year Out From One of the World’s Largest Battery Facility Fires

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By By Claire BarberJan 16, 2026, 10:38 pm225 ptsTop
Thousands of lithium-ion batteries burned in a facility in Moss Landing, Calif., sending up a plume of smoke and heavy metals. Today, the cleanup continues. By Claire Barber MOSS LANDING, Calif.—A snarl of steel and debris still sits front and center at the Moss Landing Power Plant, after one of the largest…

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