Councilors in the Gruenheide municipality, just outside
In a nonbinding vote in mid-February, residents of Gruenheide rejected Tesla’s original proposal, which would have meant clearing more than 100 hectares (247 acres) of trees.
Activists have been protesting in a forest near the plant since February over concerns about water and deforestation. Hours before the council meeting, a court ruled that police can't clear away tree houses that activists have built in the area for now.
“Stop Tesla,” a group backing the protest, said Friday that it was disappointed by the council's decision and vowed to keep on demonstrating. “We must stay to protect the water and the forest as long as our protection is needed,” it said in a statement.
The state government in Brandenburg, which surrounds
In March, a suspected arson attack on an electricity pylon, claimed by a far-left group, knocked out power supplies to the factory for nearly a week and interrupted production.
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