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Environmental & Energy

Mar. 28, 2025

Attorney: EV battery storage fire can happen elsewhere as industry grows

Litigation against Vistra Corp. intensifies over the Moss Landing Power Plant explosion, with plaintiffs alleging negligence and toxic fallout, while regulators and residents demand accountability.

Attorney: EV battery storage fire can happen elsewhere as industry grows
Joseph Cotchett

As litigation against Vistra Corp. over the explosion at Moss Landing Power Plant heats up, plaintiffs' attorneys are concerned about nearby residents being left out of decision-making as state regulators grapple with the fall-out from the "thermal runaway" that forced 1,200 to evacuate.

Since February, four lawsuits have been filed in California state and federal courts against Vistra and its subsidiaries. They all accuse the companies of negligently designing and ...

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