Shell will pay nearly $10 million to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and communities in western Pennsylvania for repeated air permit violation at its multibillion-dollar petrochemical plant in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Under a consent order and agreement with the office of Governor Josh Shapiro and the DEP, Shell will pay a civil penalty of $4.9 million, a portion of which will be paid to local communities. Shell will spend an additional $5 million for environmental projects to benefit those communities. In all, $6.2 million will go to communities surrounding the plant. According to the DEP, the plant, which started operations in November, exceeded emission limits in recent months for volatile organic compounds (VOCs), carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and hazardous air pollutants. The DEP also cited Shell for flaring violations, malodor violations at its wastewater treatment plant, and other violations. According to the consent agreement, Shell will pay monthly