64% of US plastics plants built or expanded with $9bn in subsidies violated air pollution limits, including Shell's Pennsylvania plant which received $1.7bn in tax credits and had 19 violations.
Taxpayers subsidize plastics plants that violate pollution standards; Shell's Pennsylvania plant, built with $1.7bn in tax credits, violated clean air laws 19 times in two years, according to a new report. The study found that 64% of 50 plastics plants built or expanded in America received government subsidies and 84% violated air pollution limits. These plants received $9bn in total subsidies.
March 18, 2024
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