Tesla found a way to get out of environmental regulations at its Texas gigafactory

• Tesla's gigafactory outside Austin won't have to follow the city's environmental regulations. 
• The EV company was granted an exemption thanks to a new state law.
• Elon Musk has said the property will be an "ecological paradise," but Tesla has a history of violating the environment. 

Tesla's massive gigafactory outside Austin, Texas will no longer have to follow local environmental regulations, thanks to a recent state law.

Tesla's 2,500-acre property, which includes its 10-million-square-foot electric vehicle gigafactory, is in unincorporated land on the outskirts of Austin.