To: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Reject Shell's ethane cracker in western PA

The last thing western Pennsylvania needs is another major air polluter. Please put public health first and reject Shell's ethane cracker permit.

Why is this important?

Western Pennsylvania is already plagued by poor air quality and resulting health problems like asthma and high rates of cancer -- yet Shell is trying to build a massive ethane cracker plant in Beaver County. This facility would be another major air polluter for the region; if built, it could emit up to 10 times as much volatile organic compounds as Clairton Coke Works, a notorious nearby air polluter.

Call on Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to put public health first and reject Shell's ethane cracker permit.