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Residents who live near the massive Rivian EV plant site in east Georgia off I-20, say silt from the graded land is seeping into the water table and contaminating their drinking well water.

Rivian Automotive pauses construction of $5 billion Georgia plant to speed production and save money, despite massive tax breaks.

(Bloomberg) -- Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has appointed himself the figurehead of Rivian Automotive Inc.'s massive $5 billion development outside of

The electric automaker was promised $15 billion of bond proceeds and other incentives to set up shop in Jasper County, Georgia. It can walk away from the state-backed deal up until Monday.

A judge in Georgia ruled that the Joint Development Authority could not prove the Rivian project was “sound, reasonable, and feasible”, so the company is not eligible for the bonds.

A Morgan County judge has ruled against Rivian Automotive, denying the manufacture $15 billion in bonds to finance construction. Residents who oppose the plant are calling it a significant legal win.

Rivian said it chose to build its next plant in Georgia because of the talent pool it offers. Multiple companies turned that down for other states in the...

The anti-Rivian Movement was busy this weekend, taking the protest to the state capitol building in Atlanta on Friday and then holding a prayer vigil near the proposed Rivian site

While there are certainly some perks to having a new EV factory move into your neighborhood, some Georgia residents are opposing the upcoming Rivian plant.