This recent fire highlights not only the immediate environmental effects but also the long-term implications for the role of ...

Lithium batteries from EVs and hybrids, as well as home-power backups, will require specialized removal in the wake of the ...

A massive blaze erupted at one of the world’s largest lithium battery storage facilities in wildfire-ravaged California, ...

Hundreds of people were evacuated as a massive fire broke out at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants in Moss ...

RELATED: Huge fire at Moss Landing battery plant spurs evacuations, road closures, sends out plumes of toxic smoke “A lot of the cars in the evacuation area were lithium batteries,” said ...

A major fire burning at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants in Northern California is sending up flames of toxic smoke.

It’s a major incident. All the resources in the county and our neighboring jurisdictions have been deployed ...' ...

“There’s no way to sugarcoat it. This is a disaster, is what it is,” Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church told KSBW-TV.

The blaze was first reported around 3 p.m. local time at the site, located just off Highway 1 along California's Central ...

California was an early adopter of battery storage and leads the nation with more than 11 gigawatt-hours online. Experts say lithium batteries are a safe technology essential for lowering carbon ...

Lithium battery fires are notoriously difficult to extinguish. They burn at high temperatures and can emit toxic gases that can cause respiratory problems, skin burns and eye irritation.