Batteries, when housed and cared for properly, are great in a pinch for powering your electronic devices. However, these batteries have, in the past, been pulled for dangerously toxic leaks.

GOP gubernatorial hopeful Bruce Blakeman is entirely right to blast Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “toxic” battery-farm plans as “putting New Yorkers in danger.” The Nassau County exec wants a statewide ban on ...

The stacks of the local power plant loom over Moss Landing, California, pictured here in October 2025. (Chris Marshall/Courthouse News) (CN) — A lawsuit against an energy company over a massive toxic ...

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has proposed a statewide halt on “toxic” battery storage facilities, blasting Gov. Kathy Hochul for pushing the dangerous expansion of such sites. Blakeman, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fire burns at Vistra Corp.'s Moss Landing battery storage facility in Moss Landing on Jan. 17. (Nic Coury / Getty Images) Four ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ivano W. Aiello, San José State University (THE CONVERSATION) When fire broke out at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sacramento firefighters encounter increased risks from electric battery fires, with four members being treated for exposure to ...