Ryan Hancharick Source Water & UIC Section U.S. EPA Region 3 October 16, 2025 Re: Comment on Permit #PAS2D041BBEA, Columbia Gas, Underground Injection Control Authorization to Operate a Class II-D Injection Well. Dear Mr. Hancharick, The Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community (BCMAC) thanks you for the opportunity to submit comments on Underground Injection Control Permit … Read more
My name is Hilary Starcher-O’Toole, and I’m the Executive Director of the Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community (BCMAC ) an environmental organization based in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. I want to tell you what life looks like where I live. We sit along the Ohio River, a place that has carried industry for generations. My grandparents … Read more
AirSense Quarterly Report (6.2.25 – 9.2.25) AirSense Report (June 2025-September 2025) Key Findings from Monitoring PM2.5, NO2, Ozone, and VOCs Below is a summary of key findings from the third quarterly report on data collected from five Aeroqual AQM-65 air monitors in Beaver County, PA from June 2, 2025 through September 2, 2025. The Environmental … Read more
We sent the letter below to Congressman Deluzio on Monday, September 15, 2025. Re: Request for EPA Public Hearing on Proposed Injection Well in Beaver Falls, PA Dear Congressman Deluzio, I am writing on behalf of the Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community (BCMAC) to respectfully request your support in urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency … Read more
For Immediate Release Media Contact Hilary Flint, Director of Communications and Community Engagement, BCMAC, hilaryfflint@gmail.com Shell Plastics Plant Racks Up More Violations, Still No New Fines BEAVER COUNTY, Pa. (August 5, 2025) — The Shell Plastics Plant in Beaver County received three new High Priority Violations (HPVs) in June 2025, bringing the total for this … Read more
Public Comment on PHMSA-2025-0032 — Docket Section III.B.24 (submitted 8.4.25) Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community (BCMAC) strongly opposes any attempt to reinstate the transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail. Communities like ours in Southwestern Pennsylvania are already living with the long-term consequences of hazardous rail transport. This rulemaking under Section III.B.24 of PHMSA-2025-0032 … Read more
We received results from the sample we collected on June 5 in response to the incident that occurred at the Shell plastics plant. Please find the results outlined in the infographic below along with links to the information recently released by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). If you’d like a black and white … Read more
Hello everyone, I’m Hilary Starcher-O’Toole, Executive Director of the Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community, or BCMAC. Thank you to the organizers of No Kings for creating space for us to gather. Today is about solidarity. It’s about communities standing together to ask important questions—like why resources that were committed to our region have quietly disappeared. … Read more
Project SPOTlight (Sensing Pollution Outdoors Together) Monthly PurpleAir Monitor Data Report Time Period: May 1 – May 31, 2025 Number of Monitors: 24 Questions addressed in this report: How do this month’s PM2.5 levels compare to previous months? How do the PurpleAir monitor readings compare to regulatory monitors? Outstanding Questions: How have weather and temperature … Read more
AirSense Report (March 2025-June 2025) Key Findings from Monitoring PM2.5, NO2, Ozone, and VOCs Below is a summary of key findings from the second quarterly report on data collected from five Aeroqual AQM-65 air monitors in Beaver County, PA from March 2025 through June 2025. The Environmental Health Project (EHP) collected this data with the … Read more