Heightened flaring activity at Beaver County Shell cracker plant
"This continued flaring nonstop is unacceptable to the residents of Beaver," said Bob Schmetzer, the leader of the Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community.
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"This continued flaring nonstop is unacceptable to the residents of Beaver," said Bob Schmetzer, the leader of the Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community.
Shell is withholding or slow to release information to the public about flaring, orange glows in the sky and strange noises at its ethylene cracker plant in Beaver County, which started operating in November, an environmental group said this week. Noise complaints from residents — mostly about intermittent “popping sounds”
Two environmental advocacy groups plan to sue the owners of Beaver County’s petrochemical complex for violations of air pollution limits.
/PRNewswire/ -- Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC, a subsidiary of Shell plc, today announced it has commenced operations of its Pennsylvania Chemical project,...
The cracker plant will break down ethane molecules to produce pellets that can be used to make plastics for products ranging from automotive parts to food packages.