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DEP Issues Three More Air Quality Violations To Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Related To Emergency Flaring, Exceeding 12-Month Air Pollution Limits

PA Environment Daily

Shell also violated its 12-month emission limit for carbon monoxide-- 393.595-- by reporting 1,060.320 tons. The most recent emergency flaring event started March 16 and has been continuous since then with Shell having to use hoses to spray the ground flare with water to cool it down. tons of nitrogen oxides. Read more here.

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Guest Essay: Shell Petrochemical Plant Off To A Bad- And Dangerous- Start In Beaver County

PA Environment Daily

Shell clearly isn’t interested in operating safely or responsibly ― so it’s up to regulators and citizens to force them to get emissions in check. Shell also emitted the dangerous pollutants nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide from sources at the plant in the final months of 2022 at rates that exceed permit limits.

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The Fuss about Methane

Legal Planet

Several new regulations controlling methane emissions have been adopted recently, including two new rules for the US oil and gas sector announced last week. We most often encounter methane as the largest component of natural gas: methane makes up 75 – 95% of the gas coming to your stove and furnace.