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BumRushDaShow

(161,505 posts)
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 09:38 AM 14 hrs ago

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 Musk’s 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 company’s 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/

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Elon Musk company accused of nearly 800 environmental violations (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago OP
Destroying what is left of las vegas UpInArms 14 hrs ago #1
Fascinating how many laws this 'illegal alien' is allowed to break. travelingthrulife 14 hrs ago #2
Stop construction and charge for everyday they are non compliant. Buddyzbuddy 14 hrs ago #3
Elon is such a dirty little worm Blues Heron 13 hrs ago #4
Oh yeah--miles long underground tunnel, Bayard 12 hrs ago #5
In Trump world, laws are for other people and not for the rich. bronxiteforever 12 hrs ago #6
Will it be needed now that Krasnov is destroying the economy of Las Vegas? not fooled 11 hrs ago #7
I hope the whole thing collapses. ... littlemissmartypants 11 hrs ago #8
I'm shocked...shocked, I say. yellow dahlia 5 hrs ago #9

travelingthrulife

(3,470 posts)
2. Fascinating how many laws this 'illegal alien' is allowed to break.
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 09:44 AM
14 hrs ago

GOP says they care about criminal 'illegals'....well here you go! Elon gained his citizenship illegally. So did Melania.

Buddyzbuddy

(1,677 posts)
3. Stop construction and charge for everyday they are non compliant.
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 09:57 AM
14 hrs ago

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.

Bayard

(27,377 posts)
5. Oh yeah--miles long underground tunnel,
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 11:57 AM
12 hrs ago

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)
6. In Trump world, laws are for other people and not for the rich.
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 12:01 PM
12 hrs ago

And certainly not for the “genius” Elon.

not fooled

(6,489 posts)
7. Will it be needed now that Krasnov is destroying the economy of Las Vegas?
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 12:07 PM
11 hrs ago

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.

yellow dahlia

(3,467 posts)
9. I'm shocked...shocked, I say.
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 07:02 PM
5 hrs ago

And let's give him more subsidies (handouts) for his businesses, while he is rapes this country.

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