2 Week Delay
August 2018
Issuance of 404 permits or Jurisdictional Determinations from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be delayed [...]
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Giant Hogweed in Virginia
August 2018
Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) is a dangerous invasive plant species – its sap causes severe burns if [...]
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Section 106 Seminar Recap
June 2018
WSSI hosted a seminar to discuss Section 106 of the National Register of Historic Places. Experts from [...]
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CWA Fines Have Increased
June 2018
In the May 2, 2018 Federal Register, the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers issued a [...]
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Yellow Lance Mussel Now Listed as Threatened
May 2018
On April 2, 2018, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the yellow lance mussel (Elliptio [...]
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ETS Fines Increased
May 2018
In the February 12, 2018 Federal Register the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) issued a final [...]
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Have you Spotted the Spotted Lanternfly?
May 2018
The Virginia Cooperative Extension is asking for your help in identifying and reporting any sightings of the [...]
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WOTUS Rule Stay Vacated
April 2018
There is a new development in the never-ending saga that is the 2015 Clean Water Rule. On [...]
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WOTUS 2020
February 2018
On February 6, 2018, the EPA and Department of the Army published a final rule to the [...]
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Holy Tricolored Bat, Man! USFWS Invites Comments on Tricolored Bat Threatened or Endangered Species Listing
February 2018
The tricolored bat may soon be listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. This [...]
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