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Pittsburgh, PA ~ Shell Chemicals Appalachia, LLC (Shell) has acknowledged that the company exceeded total emission limitations for air contaminants and agreed to make repairs to reduce future exceedances. The agreement was made between Shell and the Shapiro Administration and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Under the agreement, Shell will pay a civil penalty of $4,935,023 – with 25 percent of this penalty directed to local communities. Additionally, Shell will spend another $5 million for environmental projects to benefit the local communities. This brings the total amount of money going towards environmental projects in Western Pennsylvania to $6.2 million. DEP's Office of Environmental Justice will collaborate on this effort. Shell will also pay additional monthly civil penalties for any further exceedances until 2023.

Governor Josh Shapiro said: "Pennsylvanians have a constitutional right to clean air and pure water, and my Administration will hold all companies – no matter how big or small – accountable when they violate the laws and regulations protecting our air and water...Shell recognizes that as a company, it must do better, and this $6.2 million commitment to the people of Western Pennsylvania is a down payment on that progress."

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Acting Secretary of DEP Rich Negrín added: "We know that Shell can operate a state-of-the-art facility that helps grow our economy without harming the environment, and we are going to hold them to the requirements laid out in their permits...We are going to make sure that they are good neighbors to this community, and we will be hearing from and working closely with the residents of Beaver County to make sure this $5 million is an investment into the community and the people that live there."

The COA requires Shell to obtain approvals for repairs on its totally enclosed ground flares as well as an engineering evaluation on pollution controls. The company must also obtain approvals for any additional controls needed. In addition, Shell must report emissions from its facility on a monthly basis until autumn 2023 when normal operations resume following repairs being made due to malfunctions causing emissions violations from October 2022 through April 2023.

The agreement between Shell Chemicals Appalachia LLC (Shell) and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has resulted in nearly $10 million being set aside for environmental improvement projects in Western Pennsylvania with local communities receiving $6.2 million directly from this agreement. The COA requires repairs be made by Shell in order reduce future exceedances as well as monthly civil penalties if further exceedances occur before 2023 when normal operations resume at their petrochemical facility in Potter and Center Townships, Beaver County.

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