EPA Announces New ‘Work Plan’ for East Palestine 7 Months Later
Minutes after workers burned five tankers of vinyl chloride after a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, a toxic plume of smoke smothered the area for miles. Residents scrambled to get away, worried for their health and safety. Now, seven months later, the Environment Protection Agency announced a new “work plan” — which, for the first time since the derailment, broadens the scope of possible contamination.
What the Shell Cracker Plant Looks Like: The Visible and Invisible
How residents of Beaver County will experience the new Shell petrochemical complex in Potter Township depends on a lot of things. The time of day. The particular equipment that’s churning or not churning inside the fenceline of the sprawling industrial site that spans nearly 400 acres on the Ohio River. Whether the trains that will carry plastic pellets to customers are running. Shell, a Dutch energy and petrochemicals giant, built the complex in Beaver County because it sits on top of one of the largest reserves of natural gas in the world, the Marcellus and Utica shales.
The Toxics Tour - A Trip Through the Ohio River Valley
Beyond Plastics’ Organizing Director, Alexis Goldsmith took a toxic tour through the Ohio River Valley where the fracking boom has led to a buildout of petrochemical infrastructure. Follow along with her meetings with the dedicated individuals and organizations working to hold this industry accountable and stop the petrochemical build-out.