Dominion responds to lawsuit over environmental concerns of offshore wind project [Video]

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – In the past few months, multiple whales, including a right whale who had recently given birth, died along the Virginia coast, causing some groups to question the advancement of wind energy off the coast.

Recent whale strandings are ‘pushing the boundaries’ for our region

Three public interest groups, as well as two individuals, filed a lawsuit against Dominion Energy and the Biden administration, hopes to delay the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial (CVOW) project.

Homeowners say progress with offshore wind project puts their homes in jeopardy

The lawsuit, filed on Monday, claims there has not been enough research into the environmental impacts of the CVOW project, especially concerning the endangered North Atlantic right whale (NARW).

According to the lawsuit, the CVOW project’s planned site will be located “within or very near the NARW habitat, including the whale’s well-established migration route.”

The full lawsuit can be found below:

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In a hearing on Monday, Judge Loren L. AliKhan …