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Pennsylvania lured Shell with a $1.65B tax break. Now the company wants to sell its plant

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. POTTER TWP. ― In 2020, the Department of Energy ...
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Explosion, smoke reported at Shell plant in Beaver County Wednesday

Footage of Shell's ethane cracker in Monaca, Pa. shows smoke coming off the site. An explosion was reported at Shell’s ethane cracker in Beaver County Wednesday afternoon. A company spokeswoman stated ...
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Beaver County group calls on DEP for more timely reports on Shell plant air pollution

Shell’s plant in Beaver County that produces plastics from Marcellus Shale gas has been hit with six air pollution violations so far this year and a watchdog group warns that nearby communities aren’t ...
WESA

Pa. lured Shell with $1.65 billion tax break. Now, the company wants to sell its plant

The Shell plant in Beaver County produces polyethylene, a type of single-use plastic, using ethane. This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization ...
Inside Climate News

Pennsylvania Lured Shell to the State With a $1.65 Billion Tax Break. Now the Company Wants to Sell Its Plant

In 2020, the Department of Energy predicted that Appalachia was “on the cusp of an energy and petrochemical renaissance” fueled by abundant shale gas. The agency saw the ethane cracker plant Shell was ...