‘I have to live in a cocoon’: locals in Pennsylvania feel ‘sacrificed’ for Shell plastics plant

Residents accuse the oil firm of overstating the benefits of its ethane cracker plant - and playing down the harms

Nadine Luci lives on a breezy hill south-western Pennsylvania, but hardly ever opens her windows for fear the air outside is harming her.

I have to live in a cocoon year-round," she said.