Regulations Unfrozen

February 2017

The potential project delays from the recent “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review” described in our recent Field Notes [...]

Read More

Regulatory Freeze

February 2017

To reduce the regulatory burden on our economy, Reince Priebus, Assistant to the President and Chief of [...]

Read More

NWP Regional Conditions

February 2017

On January 24, 2017, the draft Norfolk District Nationwide Permit (NWP) Regional Conditions were released for public [...]

Read More

New Bald and Golden Eagle Rule

February 2017

The bald eagle breeding season began on December 15 and will continue until July 15 in Virginia [...]

Read More

Revised NWPs announced

January 2017

Today the new Nationwide Permit (NWP) Final Rule was published in the Federal Register, intended to take [...]

Read More

Flood Resiliency Standards

November 2016

President Obama’s Executive Order 13690 (EO 13690) of January 30, 2015 called for the creation of a [...]

Read More

Corps Provides JD Guidance

November 2016

On October 31, 2016, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued Regulatory Guidance Letter 16-01 to clarify [...]

Read More

Permit Fines Increase

August 2016

The financial penalties charged by federal agencies are increasing drastically. The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act [...]

Read More