A group of 25 California district attorneys this week announced a $1.5 million civil settlement with Tesla Inc. over allegations that the electric carmaker improperly disposed of hazardous waste at several facilities around the state.

The settlement is the culmination of a nearly six-year-long investigation, initiated by the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office’s Environmental Division and joined by prosecutors in counties where the company has business locations.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.