"Representative Dina Titus, of Nevada, sent a letter to Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo Wednesday night, urging him to hold Elon Musk's tunneling company, Boring Company, accountable after firefighters were burned by chemicals in its tunnels and after the company was caught dumping wastewater in Las Vegas manholes. "This project in Southern Nevada has been riddled with safety and environmental concerns since the start," wrote Congresswoman Titus, a Democrat, and one of four politicians representing the state of Nevada in the U.S. House of Representatives."
"The letter, which extensively cites reporting from Fortune from over the last two years, comes shortly after Fortune's most recent investigation published last week, which revealed that three "willful" citations that had been issued against the Boring Company in May, were rescinded a day after Boring Company's president called a representative from Lombardo's office. Nevada OSHA and the agencies that sit above it have maintained that the citations did not meet necessary legal requirements, and were therefore not valid."
Representative Dina Titus urged Governor Joe Lombardo to hold the Boring Company accountable after firefighters were burned by chemicals in its tunnels and after the company dumped wastewater into Las Vegas manholes. Titus said the governor's staff appeared to have handled an OSHA safety investigation and its fines in a way that raises questions about whether Southern Nevadans' health and safety are being protected. Titus said the actions bypassed the official process that allows entities to challenge Nevada OSHA citations while preserving transparency and accountability. The letter noted that three "willful" citations issued in May were rescinded a day after the Boring Company's president contacted a Lombardo representative. Nevada OSHA and overseeing agencies contend the citations lacked legal sufficiency and were invalid.
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