Shell Agrees to Pay $10M Air Pollution Fine at Pennsylvania Ethane ... - Natural Gas Intelligence
Shell Agrees to Pay $10M Air Pollution Fine at Pennsylvania Ethane Cracker - Natural Gas Intelligence
An affiliate of Shell plc has agreed with state regulators to pay $10 million for a fine and environmental projects in Western Pennsylvania after the company admitted to exceeding emissions limits at its massive ethane cracker outside of Pittsburgh.
Under a consent order agreement (COA), Shell Chemicals Appalachia LLC will pay a roughly $4.9 million civil penalty and spend another $5 million on environmental projects to benefit local communities near the plant, Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration said.
“Pennsylvanians have a constitutional right to clean air and pure water, and my administration will hold all companies – no matter how big or small – accountable when they violate the laws and regulations protecting our air and water,” Shapiro said in a...
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