Neighbors’ Concerns Addressed by $6B Wilkes-Barre GTL Plant

In November we shared the exciting news that Nacero Inc. will build a $6 billion refinery on the site of a former coal mine in Newport Township and Nanticoke in Luzerne County, PA, near Wilkes-Barre (see NEPA Huge Deal – $6B Plant to Convert Marcellus Gas to Gasoline). The plant will convert Marcellus natural gas into zero-sulfur gasoline for use in existing cars and trucks without modification. As details about the project (this is a MASSIVE project, on the order of the Shell cracker plant in western PA) come out, some of the neighbors who will live near the plant are expressing concerns.

---

To view this content, log into your member account. (Not a member? Join Today!)