Power Line Fight Not Over: ; Sierra Club Says It Will Appeal to State Supreme Court

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The fight over a $1.1 billion transmission line across northern West Virginia is far from over, despite a wholehearted endorsement of the line from the state Public Service Commission.

On Saturday, the state Sierra Club vowed to appeal the PSC decision to the state Supreme Court.

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Power Line Fight Not Over: ; Sierra Club Says It Will Appeal to State Supreme Court

Sierra Club members said that an alternate route approved by the PSC is actually more environmentally damaging than Allegheny Energy's original proposal.

And they said the 500-kilovolt transmission line is little more than an extension cord to funnel more coal-fired power to Eastern population centers.

"The line results in a gross imbalance between electric...

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