Explosion, smoke reported at Shell plant in Beaver County
DEP said benzene and another hazardous air pollutant could have been released during an explosion at Shell’s ethane cracker in Beaver County Wednesday afternoon.
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A new tool helps Beaver County residents evaluate air quality
The Eyes on Air webpage publishes real-time pollution data from five new air monitors placed throughout Beaver County.
Report: Beaver County population, employment decline despite taxpayer-backed chemical plant
A report by the Ohio River Valley Institute found population, gross domestic product and employment declined since 2012, when the Shell ethane cracker was announced.
New guidelines center the needs of people with disabilities during petrochemical disasters
In light of the East Palestine train derailment, advocates created guidelines for disabled people, municiplaities and industry in case of emergency.
Bhopal survivors bring message about chemical exposures to Western Pa., East Palestine
Bhopal survivors address residents exposed to toxic chemicals from the East Palestine derailment and Shell's ethane cracker.
Attorney General files criminal charges against Shell on whistleblower reports over pipeline spills
Former pipeline employees told investigators the company was underreporting spills of drilling mud during construction of a pipeline that feeds the company’s ethane cracker.
Taxpayers subsidize polluting plastics plants like Shell’s ethane cracker, report finds
Many plastics plants that have received tax incentives like Shell's Beaver County facility routinely break environmental laws.
A new investigation shows state regulators have struggled to keep up with pollution events at Shell’s petrochemical plant in Beaver County
News outlet PublicSource reviewed hundreds of documents to build a timeline of malfunctions at the plant and found that "no one was really prepared for this on either side."
$5M from Shell to be used to monitor air, educate community in wake of air quality violations
The funds come from a settlement with Shell over air quality volitions at its Beaver County ethane cracker.
Residents rally against Shell plastics plant pollution in Beaver County
They want Shell to be held accountable for pollution from its ethane cracker, including for it to be shut down during air pollution events.
