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Scout Motors, a Volkswagen subsidiary expected to bring 4,000 jobs to SC, got approval to resume construction after a pause concerning environmental impact.
Volkswagen s planned Scout Motor electronic vehicle plant near Columbia, SC, will affect wetlands near Crane Creek. VW hopes to get federal approval by protecting other lands, but environmental groups want efforts near the Richland County site.
Crews have temporarily stopped work clearing trees and excavating at the Columbia-area site of Scout Motors electric vehicle assembly plant while awaiting a federal environmental permit.
Scout Motors will build a massive new auto plant in Blythewood, aiming to produce 200,000 electric vehicles per year. Conservationists say the project will also have a huge impact on valuable wetlands.