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Power Line Debate
Power Companies' Reach May Expand
The federal government said yesterday that it would give power companies special rights to build their lines in the Washington region and some other parts of the country, permitting the companies to bypass state authority if necessary in the interest of bolstering the nation's electrical grid.
 

Cameron Eaton fears that a power line will drastically devalue her Fauquier County property.
Cameron Eaton fears that a power line will drastically devalue her Fauquier County property. (By Gerald Martineau -- The Washington Post)

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Pa. Decision Allows Work to Begin on High-Voltage Power Line: __ (Post, November 14, 2008, Page B02)
 
State Regulators Greenlight Power Line in Northern Va.: Agency, Firm Agree on Need (Post, October 8, 2008, Page A01)
 
Official Backs Power Line Plan: Dominion Still Faces Fight for N.Va. Route (Post, July 29, 2008, Page B01)
 
UTILITY REGULATION: Staff Seeks Delay in Hearing on Proposed Power Line (Post, September 21, 2007, Page B06)
 
Dominion Virginia Has Inflated Power Needs, Some Experts Say: Opponents' Advisors Push Alternatives to High-Voltage Lines (Post, January 28, 2007, Page C03)
 
POWER LINE CONTROVERSY: In Nod to Foes, Dominion to Revisit Route Options (Post, January 24, 2007, Page B06)
 
N.Va. Power Line Proposal Draws Resistance (Post, November 28, 2006, Page A01)
 
PROPOSED VIRGINIA POWER LINE: Loudoun Excluded From Utility Route (Post, November 16, 2006, Page B06)
 
Power Line Could Undo Open-Land Conservation: Soaring Usage Puts 3 N.Va. Counties in Path (Post, September 10, 2006, Page A01)
 
Dominion Could Take Case To U.S.: Law Lets Firms Bypass State on Power Line Plans (Post, April 26, 2007, Page B01)
 
Dominion Virginia Has Inflated Power Needs, Some Experts Say: Opponents' Advisors Push Alternatives to High-Voltage Lines (Post, January 28, 2007, Page C03)
 
POWER LINE CONTROVERSY: In Nod to Foes, Dominion to Revisit Route Options (Post, January 24, 2007, Page B06)
 
Alternative Power Path Would Spare Most of Trail (Post, January 7, 2007, Page LZ01)
 
Landowners Fear Ruin From Power Line Route (Post, December 11, 2006, Page B01)
 
Outcry Is Heard at Energy Forums: Protesters Assail Dominion's Plan for High-Voltage Lines (Post, December 8, 2006, Page B06)
 
Power Line Proposal Looms Over Communities: Opponents Out in Force At Dominion Meeting (Post, November 30, 2006, Page LZ01)
 
N.Va. Power Line Proposal Draws Resistance (Post, November 28, 2006, Page A01)
 
PROPOSED VIRGINIA POWER LINE: Loudoun Excluded From Utility Route (Post, November 16, 2006, Page B06)
 
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