Environmental Concerns Loom Over Subsidized Quebec EV Battery Plant

Environmental Concerns Loom Over Subsidized Quebec EV Battery Plant
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, signs a prismatic cell as he attends an announcement with co-founder and CEO of Northvolt North America, Paulo Cerruti (L-R) Quebec Economy and Innovation Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon, Quebec Premier Francois Legault, Federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Francois-Philippe Champagne, and co-founder, CEO, Northvolt Peter Carlsson. The event was to mark Northvolt Batteries North America building a new electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant near Montreal on Sept. 28, 2023. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
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The Department of Fisheries is currently reviewing a taxpayer-funded electric auto battery factory in Quebec, owned by Northvolt, amid concerns of potential environmental impacts.

This review includes assessing the risk of wetland destruction and fish habitat harm, as first covered by Blacklock’s Reporter. Despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s previous endorsement of the Northvolt plant as “the world’s cleanest,” these concerns bring a new dimension to the project.