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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Tribes Recognized
February 2018
Six Virginia-based tribes won a 19-year battle for federal recognition. Tribal consultation will be required for all [...]
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MBTA Incidental Take Changes
February 2018
The Department of the Interior's change in MBTA interpretation allows project developers to avoid the delays typically [...]
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2018 Dam Safety Grants
February 2018
The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has announced that dam owners and local governments can [...]
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Increasing MD Forest Conservation?
February 2018
Public and private development projects in Maryland will be facing much tougher forest conservation measures if the [...]
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New TMDLs for Accotink Watershed
September 2017
To address water quality concerns within the Accotink watershed, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality presented a [...]
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Blaze pink is the new Orange!
September 2017
This fall our Virginia fields and forests may be speckled with pink – as blaze pink gives [...]
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WOTUS Rescinded
August 2017
The EPA and Corps of Engineers are pitching out the controversial 2015 WOTUS Rule, recodifying the rules [...]
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