Quebec Environment Ministry Fines Northvolt for Polluted Run-Off Water

Quebec Environment Ministry Fines Northvolt for Polluted Run-Off Water
The entrance to Northvolt, the new EV battery plant being built by the Swedish manufacturer in Saint-Basile-le-Grand, east of Montreal, Que., on May 16, 2024. Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press
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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.