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Independent Testing Where Tesla’s Lithium Refinery Discharges Wastewater Found Toxic Metals
The drainage district that commissioned the test has now sent a cease-and-desist letter to Tesla’s operations, near Corpus Christi.
After Texas regulators said Tesla’s lithium refinery near Corpus Christi wasn’t violating its permits by discharging what local officials reported as black wastewater into a drainage ditch, independent water testing there this month found two toxic metals and other contaminants.
Independent Testing Where Tesla’s Lithium Refinery Discharges Wastewater Found Toxic Metals
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