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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COE Civil Penalties
November 2017
The civil penalties charged by federal agencies increased drastically to comply with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation [...]
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Montgomery Co. Burial Law
November 2017
The Montgomery County Council voted unanimously to pass Bill 24-17 requiring MNCPPC to create and update an [...]
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PG County Modifying ETM
November 2017
To streamline the environmental approval process, Prince George’s County, MD is proposing changes to its Environmental Technical [...]
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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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