Seattle-based Basel Action Network sounded the alarm that more than 800 tons of electric arc furnace dust were being illegally transported after the group received a tipoff.
Another $4.6 million will go toward six terminals within the Port of Long Beach, as well as the city's Port Police Division and the Long Beach Fire Department.
The German automaker also plans to downsize its remaining plants, reduce worker salaries by at least 10%, and freeze pay raises for the next two years.
The issue of automation at ports – both in terms of physical equipment and data management – remains at the heart of disagreements between the two sides.
While Freeports disappeared in Britain almost a decade ago, they were revived by consecutive Conservative Party administrations in the aftermath of Brexit.