Last week, the Dendron Town Council approved land use and zoning applications for the construction of a massive coal-fired power plant and Surry County officials later followed suit, paving the way for environmental impact studies to begin. Last month, the Isle of Wight County Board of Supervisors voted to send letters to the Chairman of the Surry County Board of Supervisors and the mayor of Dendron, urging them to carefully consider the proposed plant's effects on the region.

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