After a slow decline of coal and steel, the Ohio Valley is ramping up for petrochemicals. But what can the region expect in terms of pollution, jobs and plastic?
The groups will drop their appeal of the plant's air permit in exchange for additional monitoring and disclosures. If built, the Ohio plant would be similar to Shell's cracker in Pa., shown above.
Trump ties jobs at the ethane cracker in Beaver County to the 2020 election, while protestors oppose both the Shell plant and Trump's environmental policies.
Air and water permits have been issued for a second ethane cracker in the region. This one in eastern Ohio is a little more than an hour's drive from Pittsburgh.
After years of decline, East Liverpool is banking on new economic life from the gas industry. But many are still struggling from pollution that has plagued this town for decades.