Natural Gas Boom Brings Major Growth for U.S. Chemical Plants

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By Yale Environment 360Jan 29, 2015, 9:01 am65 pts
The surge in U.S. production of shale gas is leading to the rapid expansion of chemical and manufacturing plants that use the gas as feedstock. But environmentalists worry these new facilities will bring further harm to industrialized regions already bearing a heavy pollution burden. BY RACHEL CERNANSKY

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