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14 Protesters Arrested at Coal-Fired Power Plant in Virginia

HeadlineSep 16, 2008

In Virginia, fourteen protesters were arrested Monday after they locked themselves to steel drums at the construction site of a coal-fired power plant being built by Dominion. Critics say the 585-megawatt power plant poses health risks to Appalachians and will result in an increase in mountaintop coal removal.

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