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When the world’s largest battery power plant caught fire, toxic metals rained down – wetlands captured the fallout

  • Written by Ivano W. Aiello, Professor of Marine Geology, San José State University
When the world’s largest battery power plant caught fire, toxic metals rained down – wetlands captured the falloutA battery energy storage facility that was built inside an old power plant burned from Jan. 16-18, 2025.Mike Takaki

When fire broke out at the world’s largest battery energy storage facility in January 2025, its thick smoke blanketed surrounding wetlands, farms and nearby communities on the central California coast.

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