Elon Musk, tapped to lead Donald Trump’s efforts to slash government spending and gut regulations, pushed employees to work hastily as Tesla piled up pollution violations, according to a report. The Wall Street Journal obtained emails from Texas regulators to Tesla that allege the MAGA billionaire’s electric carmaker dumped toxic pollutants near Austin, Texas—including untreated wastewater into the city’s sewer. The Journal also obtained a whistleblower memo sent this year to the Environmental P
  • actually@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I think in normal times Musk would have had pushback, and investigations. And it’s shocking to read, even now.

    I suspect in a few years, when comparing all the future things, this will be mostly forgotten; insignificant in the vast sea of misery tied to his name for all history .

    If he is lucky, very very lucky, Musk will have a fallout from Trump early on and that will save his name and fortune from the inevitable backlash years from now.

    If people hate him now, I faintly shudder to think of how he will be thought of later