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and nitrogen oxides in violation of the federal Clean Air Act, the state Air PollutionControl Act and the plant's permit. On October 2024, the Clean Air Council and the Environment Integrity Project filed a notice of intent to sue the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County for emitting particulate matter (PM 2.5) Read more here.
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