The $5 million Environmental Mitigation Community Fund was created as part of the consent order and agreement signed between the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Shell Chemicals Appalachia LLC. Under the agreement, Shell formally acknowledged that the company exceeded total emission limitations for air contaminants, agreed to make repairs to reduce future exceedances, and agreed to pay nearly $10 million to DEP and the local community – including $5 million for environmental projects to benefit the local communities..