A consent order is an agreement between an administrative agency like the Department of Environmental Protection and a private party such as Shell that can be used to enforce the agency’s rules. In this case, the Department of Environmental Protection has ordered Shell to lower their emissions and comply with their original Plan Approval, and Shell has agreed to the Department’s terms by signing it as well. The consent order adds several new mandatory monitoring and reporting requirements for Shell as the facility resumes operations. Shell will be required to do additional modeling of the malfunctioning flares, monthly reporting of the facility’s emissions, and details of their plans for making repairs.