Burning Eyes, Breathing Problems, And Rashes: Residents Claim California’s Lithium Battery Fire Made Them Sick. Officials Deny the Health Risks.
The world’s largest lithium battery plant erupted in a massive blaze on Jan. 16, smoldering and smoking near Monterey, Calif., for days. A sharp chemical smell swept through from Vistra Energy’s Moss Landing Power Plant to the surrounding foothills, up the coast toward Santa Cruz, and down into the Salinas Valley’s farming mecca. Nearly two