Environmental Impacts From Moss Landing Plant Fire Still Unknown

An episode of the KQED's The California Report podcast, hosted by KQED, titled "Environmental Impacts From Moss Landing Plant Fire Still Unknown" was published on February 11, 2025 and runs 10 minutes.

February 11, 2025 ·10m · KQED's The California Report

Summary

The flames have died down at the Moss Landing battery storage plant in Monterey County, after a massive fire last month. But the environmental impacts may be just beginning. In neighboring Elkhorn Slough, a sanctuary for endangered wildlife, researchers have already found heavy metal concentrations up to a thousand times higher than before the fire. Reporter: Katherine Monahan, KQED Starting Tuesday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and US Army Corps of Engineers will begin removing fire debris from private properties that were damaged or destroyed in the January wildfires in Los Angeles. The federal agencies will enter the properties of residents who submitted a Rights of Entry form. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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