“I HAVE LITHIUM in my blood,” Heather Griffin’s voice quivered as she spoke to supporters at a demonstration across from Vistra’s battery storage facility in Monterey County, just weeks after a multiday fire at the plant. “I got tested because I had a metallic taste in my mouth and gums, soreness, and my teeth were sore even a week after the fire was put out.”
Griffin is one of dozens of residents who have reported suffering from an illness following the flames, with symptoms including trouble breathing, painful sores, bloody noses, extreme fatigue, and persistent headaches.
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