Money and politics, they undoubtedly go hand-in-hand — but as state politicians debate the merits of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline in Virginia, is anyone outspending Dominion Energy across the commonwealth?
Well, for campaign contributions to statewide candidates, the top environmental groups' combined efforts actually have the energy giant beat.
Over the last decade the top four environmental campaign donors, the Virginia League of Conservation Voters and its national arm, NextGen Climate Action, and the Sierra Club, have shelled out a combined $4,993,560 to individual statewide candidates compared to Dominion's figure of $3,319,853, according to the Virginia Public Access Project's data.
