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Supervisors draft battery storage rules in bid for local control

By B. Sakura Cannestra|2026-01-13T15:15:33-08:00November 21, 2025|Tags: B. Sakura Cannestra, batteries, battery, City of Watsonville, County of Santa Cruz, energy, environment, Featured, fire, health, Jason Hoppin, Justin Cummings, Moss Landing|

New Leaf Energy could seek state approval

Battery storage debate continues at Santa Cruz meetings

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-08-01T14:41:06-07:00July 31, 2025|Tags: batteries, battery, County of Santa Cruz, energy, environment, Featured, fire, health, Jesse Greenspan, Moss Landing|

Industry experts speak to lithium-ion concerns

Update: Residents told to monitor hazardous smoke from Moss Landing fire

By Nik Altenberg, Jesse Kathan and Stephen Baxter|2025-01-19T10:21:25-08:00January 17, 2025|Tags: batteries, environment, Featured, fire, health, Jesse Kathan, Moss Landing, Stephen Baxter, Vistra Corp., wildfire|

‘Moderate’ air quality expected Friday, Saturday in Santa Cruz County