Radical Groups File Lawsuit to Block Dominion Va. Peaker Plants

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The far-left Southern Environmental Law Center, representing three radical nonprofits, has appealed the Virginia State Corporation Commission's (SCC) approval of Dominion Energy’s $1.47 billion natural gas plant in Chesterfield County. The challenge is the first under both the Virginia Environmental Justice Act and the Virginia Clean Economy Act. Antis argue the 1,000-megawatt facility would disproportionately "harm" marginalized communities through increased pollution and significant health risks, including premature deaths. Critics maintain that Dominion failed to prioritize renewable alternatives or demonstrate a genuine threat to grid reliability, potentially placing unnecessary financial and health burdens on the public.

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