six-page ruling dismissing the lawsuit.“In these cases, the appellants do not have standing to challenge the model policies.
Their dissatisfaction with the VDOE’s response to their comments does not create an immediate, pecuniary, or substantial interest in this litigation, but only a remote or indirect interest,” he wrote. “They have not identified or alleged any personal property or right, legal or equitable, that they have been denied.
They have not identified any burden or obligation imposed upon them different from that suffered by the public generally. Instead, their concerns are indirect, advancing a perceived public right, and anticipating a public injury that may or may not occur.
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