Pennsylvanian residents call for shut down of PA Shell plastics plant after a chemical leak.
, an environmental and public health collaborative advocating for improved air quality. He said it is particularly egregious that the operations received $1.65 billion in tax breaks.
Area residents and community advocates say the response to the chemical leak from state and local officials in some ways echoes that of some government officials in the wake of the East Palestine, Ohiojust 20 miles away. Government officials have downplayed residents’ concerns for their health, they say.
“The government and the companies tell you it’s safe, but that’s not how you feel,” Flint said. “Between Shell and the Norfolk Southern train derailment, I think that the [Pennsylvania] DEP and the EPA need to be held liable for how they are putting these communities at risk.”Not everyone can pay for the news. But if you can, we need your support.is widely read among people with lower incomes and among young people who are mired in debt.
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