Elon Musk company accused of nearly 800 environmental violations
Source: Salon/Propublica
Published October 12, 2025 6:00AM (EDT)
Nevada state regulators have accused Elon Musks Boring Co. of violating environmental regulations nearly 800 times in the last two years as it digs a sprawling tunnel network beneath Las Vegas for its Tesla-powered people mover.
The companys alleged violations include starting to dig without approval, releasing untreated water onto city streets and spilling muck from its trucks, according to a new document obtained by City Cast Las Vegas and ProPublica.
The Sept. 22 cease-and-desist letter from the state Bureau of Water Pollution Control alleged repeated violations of a settlement agreement that the company had entered into after being fined five years ago for discharging groundwater into storm drains without a permit.
That agreement, signed by a Boring executive in 2022, was intended to compel the company to comply with state water pollution laws. Instead, state inspectors documented nearly 100 alleged new violations of the agreement. The letter also accuses the company of failing to hire an independent environmental manager to regularly inspect its construction sites. State regulators counted 689 missed inspections. The Boring Co. is disputing the violation letter, a state spokesperson said.
Read more: https://www.salon.com/2025/10/12/elon-musk-company-accused-of-nearly-800-environmental-violations_partner/

UpInArms
(53,539 posts)ETTD may have to be amended to add in Eloonatic
travelingthrulife
(3,470 posts)GOP says they care about criminal 'illegals'....well here you go! Elon gained his citizenship illegally. So did Melania.
Buddyzbuddy
(1,677 posts)Or STFU. 800 violations, c'mon take some responsibility. That's your job. His job as he sees it, is to get away with as much as he can.
Blues Heron
(7,764 posts)Bayard
(27,377 posts)Totally safe. Especially with hundreds of violations. I don't see why the thing is necessary anyway. Its ridiculous.
And Musk says, paying penalties while waiting for approvals is just how business works.
bronxiteforever
(10,823 posts)And certainly not for the genius Elon.
not fooled
(6,489 posts)How ironic--there might no longer be a need to move large numbers of people around Las Vegas after Krasnov's depression sets in.
Silly environmental regulators--laws don't apply to Krasnov's biggest donor.
littlemissmartypants
(29,999 posts)Company, tunnel and all.
yellow dahlia
(3,467 posts)And let's give him more subsidies (handouts) for his businesses, while he is rapes this country.