Intel will have to obtain a permit for construction already underway at its multibillion-dollar D1X factory in Hillsboro. That was perhaps the most confusing takeaway from DEQ’s announcement Thursday that Intel will pay $143,000 for failing to disclose its fluoride emissions. Since last fall, when it first surfaced that Intel had been emitting fluoride without … Continue reading Intel’s fluoride error: What the $143,000 DEQ fine means for D1X construction and emissions