Some Chesterfield County residents are trying to stop plans to strengthen the power grid with the construction of a new power plant. A Board of Supervisors meeting was held yesterday to discuss Dominion Energy's plans to build the plant on Coxendale Road. The company says it'll use natural gas, fuel oil and hydrogen blends to power about 250-thousand homes. Neighbors, though, say they're worried about air pollution from the plant. They want Dominion to use other, less efficient, sources like wind or solar.
Loneliness could impact your risk of having a stroke. A new study shows that older adults who reported being chronically lonely had a 56-percent higher stroke risk than those who rated their loneliness low. The lead study author at Harvard noted the importance of assessing loneliness, and said "consequences may be worse if ignored."