Musk’s companies hit with pollution violations from regulators he aims to cut

ELON MUSK’S BUSINESSES HAVE REPORTEDLY BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR NUMEROUS BREACHES OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW.

FROM DUMPING CHEMICALS IN BODIES OF WATER, TO RELEASING TOXINS IN THE AIR-

THESE CLAIMS COME AS MUSK PREPARES TO TAKE A ROLE IN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION-

WHERE HE’S PROMISED TO SLASH FEDERAL REGULATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THAT HAVE CITED HIS COMPANIES FOR VIOLATIONS.

“I’ve done more for the environment than everyone, any single human on Earth.”

MUSK CLAIMS HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ENVIRONMENT LARGELY STEM FROM HIS WORK AT TESLA.

IN 20-23, THE AUTOMAKERS EVS HELPED AVOID OVER 20 MILLION TONS OF CARBON EMISSIONS-

EQUIVALENT TO TAKING OVER FOUR AND A HALF MILLION GAS POWERED CARS OFF THE ROAD FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR.

BUT ACCORDING TO THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, MAKING THESE POLLUTION-SAVING TESLA VEHICLES COMES AT AN ENVIRONMENTAL PRICE.

THE COMPANY’S AUSTIN GIGA-FACTORY ALLEGEDLY SENT HAZARDOUS WASTEWATER INTO THE CITY’S SEWER SYSTEM-

A FAULTY FURNACE CAUSED REGULAR AIR POLLUTION-

AND A POND USED FOR DUMPING CHEMICALS HAD DEAD WILDLIFE TURNING UP IN IT.

ONE ATTEMPT TO SOLVE THE WATER POLLUTION ISSUE IS SAID TO HAVE TURNED NEARLY A MILE OF THE COLORADO RIVER INTO A SLICK MUCKY BROWN SUBSTANCE.

THE AUTOMAKER’S FREMONT, CALIFORNIA FACTORY HAS ALSO INCURRED MORE THAN 180 AIR QUALITY VIOLATIONS SINCE 20-19, WITH 75 COMING SINCE MAY OF THIS YEAR ALONE.

MEANWHILE, FORMER TESLA EMPLOYEES SAY MANAGEMENT WAS AWARE OF THESE ISSUES BUT DID NOTHING.

WORRIED THAT SLOWING PRODUCTION COULD COST THEM THEIR JOBS, SENIOR OFFICIALS REPORTEDLY TOLD LOWER-LEVEL EMPLOYEES TO LIE TO THE GOVERNMENT ABOUT THEIR POLLUTION OUTPUT.

AND TESLA ISN’T MUSK’S ONLY VENTURE TO BE HIT WITH CLAIMS OF  ENVIRONMENTAL MISSTEPS.

SPACEX HAS RECEIVED A VIOLATION NOTICE FOR RELEASING POLLUTANTS INTO BODIES OF WATER NEAR ITS STARBASE FACTORY IN TEXAS-

WHILE LOCAL ADVOCATES IN TENNESSE SAY MUSK’S PLANS TO BUILD A SUPERCOMPUTER THERE FOR HIS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPANY X-AI WILL MAKE POLLUTION WORSE IN THE REGION.

THESE EXAMPLES OF MUSK-BACKED ENDEAVORS RUNNING INTO TROUBLE WITH REGULATORS ARE BEING HIGHLIGHTED AS THE BILLIONAIRE WILL SOON BE IN CHARGE OF THOSE AGENCIES.

AS CO-LEADER OF THE NEWLY CREATED DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, MUSK HAS INDICATED HE WILL TARGET REGULATORS HAS PART OF HIS QUEST TO CUT AT LEAST 2 TRILLION DOLLARS FROM THE FEDERAL BUDGET.

REGULATORS LIKE THE EPA, FAA, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION ALL ENFORCE RULES RELATED TO MUSK’S COMPANIES.

RULES WHICH HE WILL SOON HAVE A SAY OVER.

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