The environmental impacts of the VinFast electric car factory in Chatham County

“The VinFast project is an enormous site in Chatham County, with a mission to increase electric vehicles and reduce carbon emissions,” Haw Riverkeeper Emily Sutton said. “But this company that has touted an environmental conscience has submitted a proposal that would destroy thousands of feet of streams, cross the Haw River, and permanently fill dozens of acres of wetlands.”