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Tell the Pennsylvania DEP to temporarily halt operations at the Shell Plastics Plant

November 15, 2023, marks one year of operations at this facility.

In just one year of operations the facility has received 13 notice of violations from your agency and reported at least 22 malfunctions. From 2022 to now the facility has reported at least 53 malfunctions and over the past year of operations and 5 years of construction the PADEP has given Shell 24 Notice of Violations.

Since coming online the Shell plant has violated 12 month emission limits for CO, NOx and VOCs and violated the prohibition on certain "visible emissions," including black smoke from flares.

Shell's illegal pollution and significant flaring events pose an unacceptable risk to workers and the communities living near the Shell Polymers Monaca Plant. Join us in calling on the Pennsylvania DEP to meet with community members and allies and halt operations at the plant!

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Southwest Regional Director James Mill

Subject: Shut Down Shell Plastics Plant Until It Can Operate Legally

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I am writing to support the letter sent by Eyes On Shell, Environmental Integrity Project, and Clean Air Council on February 17, 2023, urging the PA DEP to immediately issue an order directing Shell Polymers Monaca to cease operations at the facility in Beaver County, Pennsylvania until the facility can prove it can operate within compliance. November 15, 2023, marks one year of operations at this facility. In just one year of operations the facility has received 13 notice of violations from your agency and reported at least 22 malfunctions. From 2022 to now the facility has reported at least 53 malfunctions and over the past year of operations and 5 years of construction the PADEP has given Shell 24 Notice of Violations. For almost the entirety of Shell’s first year of operations the community was breathing in illegal and excess VOC emissions from the facility. The illegal pollution from this past year has the potential to have long term health impacts on residents living around this facility and we have already started to see the immediate health impacts. This first year of operations has been catastrophic and this behavior must not be allowed to continue unchecked into the second year of operations. Retroactively requiring monthly emission reports, malfunction reports, and issuing violations is not enough to protect the community and environment. The Consent Order and Agreement issued in May of 2023 was a first step towards accountability for the facility but also too little too late. Since the issuing of the COA in May Shell has received 2 new notice of violations and had at least 12 malfunctions with no fines or penalties. The PADEP must not take a pay to pollute stance with one of the largest polluters in Southwestern Pennsylvania. This repeated patterns of malfunctions, illegal behavior and blatant disregard for community, worker, and environmental safety is unacceptable. The PADEP must not continue to allow Shell to pollute and endanger the community; I am asking the PADEP to learn from Shell’s first year of operations and order the facility to cease operations until it can prove it can operate within compliance.

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