On January 16, 2025, the Vistra Battery Energy Storage System (B.E.S.S.) fire at the Moss Landing power facility burned.  This was the largest such facility in the world.  The fire emitted upwards of 5,000 tons of Cobalt, Nickel, Lithium and Manganese into our environment.  PVCs and other toxins were also emitted in a plume that spread over thousands of acres and was inhaled by tens of thousands of residents.   Thousands have gotten sick… hundreds seriously.  Acids have permeated the region’s air.  Our environment has been despoiled.   

Our scientifically validated sampling (see below) shows surface residue increases from less than 5 parts per billion (ppb) to as high as 600ppb. This is a mass-casualty event.  And yet, with all the other goings on in our world, many remain unaware of this.

This website is designed to provide information and keep you informed.  Thank you for caring about this incredibly consequential and needless disaster.  Please read on to learn more, get connected, and assist us in our ongoing volunteer efforts.

Never Again Moss Landing is a Fast-response grass-roots all-volunteer resident group which advocates for our community’s voice and interests in response to the Moss Landing B.E.S.S. Fire.

We believe that a disaster like this must never again occur. We coordinate local citizen efforts to organize and deploy facts that can restore our community’s environment, health, and welfare.

We are not affiliated with any other governmental, business, or advocacy groups.