Environmental Groups Challenge Key Permit for Ohio Petrochemical Plant
January 18, 2019
January 18, 2019
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 18 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release:
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- Proposed ethane cracker would threaten communities with toxic air pollution
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The Sierra Club and partner organizations filed an appeal today challenging a key permit for a massive proposed petrochemical facility known as an "ethane cracker" in Belmont County. The plant is part of the industry's push to steeply increase U.S. plastic production.
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- Proposed ethane cracker would threaten communities with toxic air pollution
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The Sierra Club and partner organizations filed an appeal today challenging a key permit for a massive proposed petrochemical facility known as an "ethane cracker" in Belmont County. The plant is part of the industry's push to steeply increase U.S. plastic production.