Tesla fined $31,000 by the EPA for hazardous waste violations

will pay $31,000 to the Environmental Protection Agency for hazardous waste violations, the agency said Monday.

The company will also purchase $55,000 in emergency response equipment for the city of Fremont, California, where its factory is located. The EPA said Tesla had failed to comply with air emissions standards for equipment leaks and management requirements for generators of hazardous wastes.will pay a $31,000 penalty and purchase $55,000 in emergency response equipment for a California city under a settlement reached with the Environmental Protection Agency over federal hazardous waste violations at its automotive factory, the government said Monday.

The EPA said in a statement that Tesla will take specific steps to properly manage hazardous wastes at its factory after unannounced inspections in 2017 to its Fremont, California factory. The EPA said Tesla had failed to comply with air emissions standards for equipment leaks and management requirements for generators of hazardous wastes.

Tesla did not immediately comment. Tesla will provide at least $55,000 worth of emergency response equipment for the city of Fremont Fire Department as part of the settlement.

Well, considering they were in production hell at that time, i’ll give them a pass. Fine is adequat. This should bot be happening.

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