The EPA vs. Tesla, part 2
Tesla is paying a $275,000 penalty after violating the Clean Air Act at its Fremont, California vehicle manufacturing plant. The US Environmental Protection Agency the settlement Tuesday, which stems from complaints about their handling and monitoring of hazardous air pollutants from 2016 to 2019.
According to the EPA, the Tesla facility uses multiple hazardous materials during its vehicle coating process, including formaldehyde and ethylbenzene, and failed to have plans in place through the three-year period to minimize such operations emissions. The company also did not calculate whether their emissions during vehicle coating met the EPA requirements and failed to collect and keep all necessary monthly records relating to this process.
to protect the air quality of communities that are located in close proximity to sources of hazardous air pollution.“EPA takes seriously every company’s obligation to safeguard our environment and protect our most vulnerable communities,” Martha Guzman, the agency’s Pacific Southwest regional administrator, said in the
. “Today’s enforcement action against Tesla reflects EPA’s continued commitment to ensure compliance with federal clean air laws.”stemming from this facility in 2019, and it paid $31,000 for failing to comply with air emissions standards and management requirements for hazardous waste.
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