Community and environmental groups in North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee continue to push for clean up of the coal ash in their areas and for access to clean water provided.
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Why is Dominion’s IRP important for Virginia’s future?
In Virginia, electric utilities providing public services are regulated to ensure that they balance reliability, sustainability, and affordability. That balancing act is what “integrated resource planning” is all about. In this blog, we dive into the recent plan from Dominion Virginia Power, the heavyweight in the state’s electric sector whose choices affect not only its customers, but virtually all of us, and our environment.
TAGS: Dominion Virginia Power energy plan integrated resource plan irp state corporation commission Virginia
Coal Ash Cleanup News in North Carolina and Georgia
Across the Southeast, communities near coal ash impoundments continue to face challenges in getting these facilities cleaned up.
TAGS: civil rights commission Coal Ash coal ash cleanup Dominion Virginia Power Duke Energy Georgia North Carolina
Cleanup Plans for Region’s Coal Ash Cause Concerns
In both North Carolina and Virginia coal ash impoundments are being drained into lakes and rivers, a stage in the clean-up efforts that is causing citizen and environmental groups concerns.
TAGS: A.C.T. Against Coal Ash ACT Against Coal Ash Coal Ash coal ash cleanup coal ash ponds dominion power Dominion Virginia Power Duke Energy high priority coal ash Water Pollution
