Shell Agrees to Pay $10 Million for Air Pollution at Massive New Pennsylvania Petrochemical Plant

Shell Agrees to Pay $10 Million for Air Pollution at Massive New Pennsylvania Petrochemical Plant
Construction is under way on Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex and ethylene cracker plant in Potter Township, Pa., on May 12, 2020. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo
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Shell has agreed to pay $10 million to resolve allegations that it polluted the air around its massive new petrochemical refinery in western Pennsylvania, the administration of Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Wednesday.

Shell acknowledged that the plant, located along the Ohio River about 30 miles outside of Pittsburgh, violated air emissions limits, officials said. The multibillion-dollar facility opened in November, only to be shut down months later after the company said it identified a problem with a system that’s designed to burn off unwanted gases.