Tesla has been polluting water in Germany for a long time, which is why its plant may be closed.::The possible suspension of production at the plant of the American automaker Tesla due to a clear excess of permissible environmental pollution standards is
Water pollution around the plant has been a contested issue since the planning stage, with Tesla semi-regularly hitting German news about yet another violation of environmental protection measures (most recent iirc was them just dumping waste paint into the plant ground). Haven’t checked the sources on this particular news piece but the rumor itself is credible enough given their track record so far.