Fire at California lithium battery plant raises concerns about air quality

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : If we're going to be moving ahead with sustainable energy, we need to have a safe battery system in place," Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church said at a Friday morning briefing.
58% : Brad Watson, Vistra's senior director of community affairs, said the Environmental Protection Agency is testing air quality at the facility and that the company has hired an air consultant to check for pollution in nearby communities.
57% : Experts say lithium batteries are a safe technology that are essential for lowering carbon emissions and making grids more reliable.
51% : A third incident happened in 2022 in the neighboring Elkhorn battery plant that is owned by PG&E, he said.Lithium batteries make the power grid more stable and reduce the need for energy to be generated from fossil fuels, which release planet-warming gases.

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