Virginia’s Proposed Environmental Justice Changes in the Permitting Process
March 2023
On March 15, 2023, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) released draft guidance on Environmental Justice [...]
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Update on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers JD Delays in VA and MD
October 2022
On October 18, 2022, DEQ published an article acknowledging the “substantial delays” to be expected from stand-alone [...]
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Virginia’s 2022 Draft State Programmatic General Permit PASDO Released
October 2022
On October 17, 2022, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Norfolk District released the draft of [...]
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Going Batty Yet? USFWS Proposes Endangered Listing for Tricolored Bat
September 2022
On September 14, 2022, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) published a proposed rule listing the [...]
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Endangered and Threatened Species Alert: Survey Window for Virginia’s Wood Turtle Open
September 2022
If your northern Virginia project site includes a clear, moderate- to fast-flowing perennial stream and a relatively [...]
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Final 2022 SPGPs Released
August 2022
On August 4, 2022 the Norfolk District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) announced the [...]
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DEQ Proposes Streamlined Plan Review
August 2022
In a move to improve the plan review process for stormwater management (SWM) and erosion and sediment [...]
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Updated SLAF Grant Guidance Levels the Playing Field
August 2022
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has updated the Stormwater Local Assistance Fund (SLAF) Program Guidelines [...]
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