The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Opinion | The air we breathe is killing (some of) us

Opinion | The air we breathe is killing (some of) us

By Grace DeLallo, Staff Columnist • November 17, 2021
The air we breathe actively harms the residents of Pittsburgh, and the state government seems to be allowing it.
A rendering of Shell's cracker plant in Beaver, Pennsylvania. (Photo courtesy of Shell)

Cracker plant creates controversy

By Remy Samuels | For The Pitt News • October 5, 2017

Despite the promise of creating 600 permanent jobs, the ethane cracker plant being built about 40 minutes northwest of Pittsburgh by car continues to face scrutiny from environmental groups. Shell...

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