Tesla pays $ 31,000 to settle US EPA hazardous waste claims
FILE PHOTO: Tesla electric cars are seen in the dealer's showroom in Oslo on March 28, 2019. REUTERS / Lefteris Karagiannopoulos
WASHINGTON (Reuters) ̵[ads1]1; Tesla Inc pays $ 31,000 punishment and buys $ 55,000 in emergency equipment for a California city during one settlement reached with the Environmental Protection Agency over federal hazardous waste violations at the car factory, the government said Monday.
EPA said in a statement that Tesla will take concrete steps to deal with hazardous waste at the factory after unannounced inspections in 2017 to the factory in Fremont, California. The Danish Environmental Protection Agency stated that Tesla had not complied with the requirements for air emissions for equipment leaks and control requirements for generators of hazardous waste.
Tesla said in a statement that since the 2017 inspections "all the holes identified in the inspection have been resolved by Tesla."
Tesla will provide at least $ 55,000 for emergencies to the city of Fremont Fire Department as part of the settlement.
Reporting by David Shepardson in Washington; Editing by James Dalgleish
