For the residents who live nearby, Shell’s big bet on plastic represents a new chapter in the same story that’s plagued the region for decades: An extractive industry moves in, exports natural resources at a tremendous profit—most of which flow to outsiders—and leaves poverty, pollution, and illness in its wake. First came the loggers, oil barons, and coal tycoons. Then there were the steel magnates and the fracking moguls. Now it’s the titans of plastic.
Read the full story, a collaboration between EHN reporter Kristina Marusic and Sierra Magazine, here:
https://www.ehn.org/the-titans-of-plastic-2657986993/