The state of Nevada alleges that Musk’s Boring Co. violated environmental regulations nearly 800 times

Nevada regulators say Elon Musk’s Boring Co., a tunneling and infrastructure company, repeatedly violated state environmental regulations, even after the company agreed not to do so.

The Boring Co., which is expanding the tunnel network under Las Vegas, is accused of nearly 800 violations. According to For a report from ProPublica. Nearly 100 violations occurred after the company signed an agreement with state regulators in 2022, which sought to force the company to comply with state laws.

The alleged violations include digging without approval, dumping untreated water on city streets, failing to install silt fences, and tracking dirt from construction sites onto nearby roads.

The Boring Co. could have been fined more than $3 million, but regulators decided to group some of the violations together, lowering the fine to $242,800.

Reducing the overall number “provides a reasonable penalty that will continue to deter future non-compliance behavior,” the Nevada Department of Environmental Protection said.

The Las Vegas subway system is planned to grow from a few miles today to 68 miles connecting 104 stations.

But this expansion was not without other problems. Operations in the tunnel the Boring Co. is building to the Las Vegas airport had to be suspended in September due to a worker… He suffered a “crushing injury” When they became stuck between two 4,000-foot pipes.