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Tesla sued for allegedly mishandling hazardous waste in California for years
District Attorneys from 25 California counties sued Tesla over its alleged mishandling of hazardous waste.
The District Attorneys in each county are seeking an injunction to force Tesla to properly handle the waste at the facilities going forward as well as civil penalties. Tesla first revealed in a 2022 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it was being investigated by District Attorney offices from around the state of California over its waste management practices. The company settled with the Environmental Protection Agency in 2019 over a number of violations at its Fremont, California factory, one of which included the labeling of hazardous waste.
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