Waters of the U.S.: Back to 1986 (again)
August 2021
On August 30, 2021, a U.S. District Judge reversed the major Trump administration changes to the definition [...]
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MAC-IECA Annual Meeting
August 2021
WSSI is the lead sponsor for the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) Mid-Atlantic Chapter annual conference, held [...]
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WOTUS Public Comment
August 2021
On July 30, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced [...]
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MDSPGP-5 expiring
August 2021
The Maryland State Programmatic General Permit-5 (MDSPGP-5), used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to authorize [...]
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Yellow Lance in VA, MD, NC
August 2021
The yellow lance (Eliptio lanceolata), a federally threatened species of freshwater mussel, will be provided additional protection [...]
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2021 Regulatory Update Webinar
May 2021
On April 14, 2021, WSSI hosted a webinar to provide an update on the Clean Water Act [...]
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Regulatory Freeze and Exec. Orders
February 2021
On January 20, 2021, the Biden Administration announced a Regulatory Freeze Pending Review for any rules published [...]
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MBTA Changes
February 2021
On January 7, 2021, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published the Final Rule for the Regulations [...]
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Nationwide Permit Final Rule Published in Federal Register
January 2021
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) published the Final Rule for the Reissuance and Modification of [...]
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Monarch Butterfly to be Listed
December 2020
On December 15, 2020, the Endangered Species Act status for the monarch butterfly reached a milestone when [...]
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