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Petrochemicals & Plastics

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Petrochemical investments don’t serve our communities.

From Follansbee, West Virginia to Beaver County, Pennsylvania, our research demonstrates why investing in plastics burning and plastics production is a “bad bet” for local communities. Learn more below.

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Photo: Shell’s petrochemicals complex in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Mark Dixon, 2022

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All research on Petrochemicals & Plastics

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