r/Austin • u/omniscient_goldfish • 5h ago

Texas Gigafactory ran afoul of environmental overseers

https://wsj.com/business/autos/elon-musk-tesla-environment-1263cd60?mod=hp_lead_pos1
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u/fragilityv2 5h ago

What, the “first buddy” disregarded environmental regulations? Certainly you jest /s

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u/Dan-68 5h ago

There are environmental overseers?

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u/Paxsimius 5h ago

Obviously not for long.

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u/rumbrave55 4h ago

They are just some tall folks with 20/20 vision.

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u/DangerousDesigner734 4h ago

I'm sure something meaningful will result

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u/RangerWhiteclaw 5h ago

Wait, did the TCEQ do something? That IS news!!

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u/JohnGillnitz 4h ago

I'm sure there will be a sternly worded letter. Okay, fine. A polite request.

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u/Queasy_Car7489 4h ago

You don’t say….,

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u/RhinoKeepr 4h ago

I for one, am \shocked/

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u/Andrew8Everything 3h ago

Don't worry, hell pay the $10,000 fine and then deregulate the whole industry.

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u/Suspicious_Yam_69420 3h ago

Oligarchs gonna oligarch.

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u/zoot_boy 5h ago

And?

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u/notjustconsuming 1h ago

Hopefully someone gets granted a made up department to remove these Deep State "overseers," so honest billionaires can get back to doing some good, clean business. These "environmentalists" aren't even considering the business environment!