Shell agrees to pay Pennsylvania $10M for exceeding emissions limits at cracker plant
Friday, May 26, 2023
Shell has agreed to pay $10 million to Pennsylvania for exceeding emissions limits at its Beaver County cracker plant, according to NBC News.
The sum Shell has agreed to pay includes a nearly $5 million civil penalty and another $5 million to fund local environmental projects.
The massive plastics plant heats ethane and “cracks” it under high pressure into ethylene to produce polyethylene pellets, which are used to make plastic.
When the plant went online in November it had an interim permit that allows it to emit a yearly total of 516 tons of “volatile organic compounds.” State records show that before operations even began, Shell had exceeded its 12-month VOC emissions ceiling.
Learn more: NBC News > Months after residents sound the alarm, Pennsylvania ‘cracks’ down on Shell plant
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