Nighttime flaring at Shell plastics plant lit up Beaver County ‘like dawn’

Shell plastic plant's nighttime flaring alarms Pennsylvania residents and draws regulatory scrutiny

A flaring event at Shell’s massive ethane cracker in Beaver County lit up the sky for days, prompting health complaints and community concern over transparency and safety.Kiley Bense reports for Inside Climate News.In short:On April 25, Shell’s Pennsylvania plastics plant initiated flaring that continued for several days, causing bright light, noise, and odors that disturbed residents across multiple townships.The Pennsylvania Department of Envi…

Nighttime flaring at Shell plastics plant lit up Beaver County ‘like dawn’

An image of the Shell plastics plant in Pennsylvania on April 26. Shell said April 25 that it would start using its “elevated flare this afternoon” and expected the work to continue through the weekend. (Hilary Starcher-O’Toole) This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Driving home from work late on Apri…