Citizens upset after Northvolt moves ahead with tree cutting to make way for battery plant

Construction work has begun to cut down thousands of trees at the future site of a massive new factory for electric car batteries on the south shore. A growing citizen movement remains upset about the lack of transparency surrounding the construction of the Northvolt facility. It will soon see the light of day thanks to billions of dollars in government subsidies. Global’s Dan Spector reports.

• Northvolt begins felling thousands of trees to build ‘green’ battery factory