After a fire at a Monterey County battery storage facility, scientists say high levels of heavy metals were found at a nearby estuary, a home to endangered species.

When an invasive species of crab was threatening an entire ecosystem in Monterey County's Elkhorn Slough, an unexpected hero stepped in to save the day.

FILE: River otters swim in the harbor near the entrance to Elkhorn Slough in Moss Landing on Aug. 13, 2016. The slough is home to a number of plant and animal species, and is designated a Globally ...

Dr. Ivano Aiello, chair of San José State’s Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, said in the release that the soils at the Elkhorn Slough Reserve were tested following the fire. The reserve is ...

The fallout came from four days of smoke. Results of immediate testing in Elkhorn Slough by scientists from the Moss Landing Marine Lab indicate an alarming increase in trace elements found in the ...

Monterey Bay Aquarium scientists are investigating potential environmental effects of recent battery fires at the Vistra ...

A fire at the Moss Landing battery plant may have released heavy metals into the nearby Elkhorn Slough Reserve. Researchers at San Jose State University found high levels of nickel, manganese ...

But the environmental impacts may be just beginning. At the neighboring Elkhorn Slough, a sanctuary for endangered wildlife, researchers have found heavy metal concentrations up to a thousand times ...