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by epistasis 483 days ago
I'm one of the residents nearby that's full of concern. Ask me about the people in Moss Landing that had to repaint so often because of the natural gas plant that got replaced by the batteries.

People are full of environmental concern for batteries (good!) but rarely question the status quo.

We don't yet know the impact of the Vistra disaster, but it's being monitored closely and we will find out. Freaking out before there is any reason to freak out is a specialty in my area. Interesting examples are WiFi sensitive people that have no problem with standing in the sun. Or the X-ray technician that is concerned about cell phone towers causing cancer.

If there are any negative effects from the fire, they will be found, but they haven't been found yet.