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Court rejects Dominion motion to dismiss coal ash lawsuit

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Last Friday the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia denied Dominion Virginia Power’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Sierra Club, over the illegal contamination of the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River with harmful coal ash waste from the Chesapeake Energy Center.

Route 29 closure postponed due to rain: Rescheduled for early Thursday morning

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The closure of Route 29 early Tuesday morning has been postponed until early Thursday morning due to the rain that is forecast to continue overnight. The closure is rescheduled for early Thursday morning, weather permitting. The closure will allow Dominion to safely remove an overhead electric power line that runs along Route 29.