Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-12-09/energy-policy/report-benefits-from-western-pa-petrochemical-plant-unseen-so-far/a76866-2 December 9, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — Beaver County will soon be the home of the largest petrochemical plant in the Appalachia region, but a new … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): In the next few weeks, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives may vote on a package of bills (HB 1100, 1102, 1106, and 1107), known as “Energize PA.” These bills, if they become law, will make it easier … Continued
From the Climate Reality Project (https://www.climaterealityproject.org/): Right now, Big Oil is eyeing the Ohio River Valley as a site for massive investments in new facilities and ethane cracker plants. But we know the climate and health impacts associated with petrochemical complexes … Continued
From Food and Water Watch (http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/): As you likely already know, fracking doesn’t just fuel power plants, it also provides raw materials to the petrochemical industry. While the public health threat posed by drilling grows more severe every day, the refining … Continued