A Plastics Plant Promised Pennsylvania Prosperity, but to Some Residents It's Become a 'Shockingly Bad' Neighbor

Shell’s new ethane cracker was supposed to be an economic “game changer” for Beaver County. But some of its neighbors are now fleeing its light, noise and air pollution–and the facility is facing two lawsuits.

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