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As Shell prepares to open a huge plastics plant, a nurdle patrol searches the Ohio River for plastics
ResumeA coalition of environmental groups is surveying the Ohio River. They're looking for tiny plastic pellets, called nurdles, used to make many plastic products.
The plan is to develop a baseline to monitor the river as Shell opens a large industrial complex this summer to make plastics.
The Allegheny Front's Julie Grant reports.
This segment aired on July 13, 2022.