US EditionQuebec environment ministry fines Northvolt for polluted run-off water
MONTÉRÉGIE REGION, QUEBEC, AUG 4 – This is Northvolt's third fine for environmental violations including unauthorized marsh clearing, with officials citing metal discharges exceeding legal limits in wastewater, fined $10,000 in June.
- Quebec's Environment Department fined Northvolt $10,000 for allegedly releasing wastewater with high levels of aluminum and chromium.
- The penalty was issued in June after officials stated that the wastewater exceeded legal limits at Northvolt's site in Montérégie.
- This incident occurred in December, and it is the third fine against Northvolt by the Quebec ministry.
- The future of the proposed electric vehicle battery plant is uncertain after Northvolt's parent company filed for bankruptcy in Sweden.
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Quebec Environment Ministry Fines Northvolt for Polluted Run-Off Water
Quebec’s Environment Department has fined Northvolt for allegedly releasing wastewater with high levels of aluminum and chromium at its Montérégie region site. Provincial officials issued the $10,000 penalty in June, saying the wastewater allegedly exceeded legal limits of the metals. The department says the North American branch of the Swedish battery manufacturer had released the run-off water at its site in December. The future of the propose…
The company released wastewater containing high concentrations of aluminum and chromium to its site.
The Ministère de l'Environnement du Québec fined Northvolt for allegedly releasing wastewater containing high concentrations of aluminum and chromium at its site in Montérégie.
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Quebec environment ministry fines Northvolt for polluted run-off water
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MONTREAL — The Ministère de l'Environnement du Québec imposed a fine on Northvolt for allegedly rejecting wastewater containing high concentrations of aluminum and chromium at its site in Montérégie. The authorities imposed an administrative monetary penalty of $10,000 in June, claiming that the wastewater would have exceeded the legal limits of these metals. The Ministry states that the Swedish battery manufacturer's North American subsidiary r…
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