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Tesla Racks Up Pollution Violations

2024/11/27
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Belle Lin 对特斯拉环境问题的报道进行了概述,指出其奥斯汀超级工厂存在废水处理和空气污染问题。 Susan Pulliam 详细介绍了特斯拉奥斯汀超级工厂的具体环境违规行为,包括未经处理的废水排放、工业废水处理违规以及铸造炉门故障导致的空气污染增加。她还解释了 WSJ 如何通过前员工的举报以及其他文件和证据来调查这些问题。她还讨论了特斯拉与监管机构之间的沟通和互动,以及监管机构采取的措施。此外,她还分析了特斯拉弗里蒙特工厂的空气污染违规行为,指出该工厂在过去五年中有多达 112 起违规行为,但没有受到任何罚款或处罚。最后,她总结了特斯拉试图掩盖其违规行为的证据,以及马斯克对监管机构的态度如何影响公司对环境问题的应对方式。 Elon Musk 通过 X 平台回应了报道,称其为谎言。 Susan Pulliam 详细描述了特斯拉在德州奥斯汀超级工厂和加州弗里蒙特工厂发生的多次环境违规事件。在奥斯汀,未经处理的废水被排放到城市下水道系统,工业废水处理过程中也存在违规排放锌的情况。此外,一个大型铸造炉的门无法正常关闭,导致空气污染加剧。这些问题都是通过一位前员工向环保署提交的详细备忘录以及其他前员工和监管文件的证实而发现的。在弗里蒙特,特斯拉工厂在过去五年中有多达 112 起空气污染违规行为,但没有受到任何罚款。Pulliam 指出,特斯拉管理层知晓这些问题,但为了避免减缓生产,他们采取了短期措施。马斯克公开批评监管机构,这影响了特斯拉对环境问题的应对方式。

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This chapter delves into Tesla's environmental violations, specifically focusing on wastewater treatment issues at the Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. It discusses the problems with an evaporation pond, untreated wastewater discharge, and violations related to zinc levels in water sent to the city's sewer system. The chapter also highlights air pollution issues caused by a malfunctioning furnace door, and how these problems were discovered.
  • Untreated wastewater discharge from evaporation pond into Austin's sewer system
  • High levels of zinc in wastewater sent to the city's sewer system
  • Air pollution from malfunctioning furnace door due to high temperatures and fuel usage
  • Problems discovered through a former employee's memo to the EPA and confirmed through regulatory documents

Shownotes Transcript

Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas ran afoul of environmental overseers, with toxins spewed into the air and a dead deer found in a pond, according to Wall Street Journal reporting. WSJ reporter Susan Pulliam joins host Belle Lin to discuss her findings, including how the Journal uncovered the story and how far back alleged environmental problems) at Tesla’s plants go.

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