Shell Cracker Finally Gets Draft of Its Permanent PA Air Permit
Four years after Shell's Beaver County ethane cracker started up, it's about to get a permanent air permit. In Saturday's Pennsylvania Bulletin, DEP announced it intends to issue the plant's first Title V operating permit. Until now, the $14 billion complex has run on a string of temporary permits that DEP kept extending. The public can comment until January 19, with a meeting on December 17 and a hearing on January 7. Expect the usual suspects to show up. Expect plenty of union hard hats too.To view this content, log into your member account. (Not a member? Join Today!)