WSSI’s Bat and Regulatory Updates Webinar, Spring 2023
April 2023
WSSI convened a panel of experts for an update on Northern Long-Eared Bat protections and other changes [...]
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MDE’s Construction General Permit Effective April 1
March 2023
Stormwater Discharge Associated with Construction Activity
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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On March 15, 2023, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) released draft guidance on Environmental Justice [...]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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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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Monarch Butterfly – Endangered, but Not Federally Listed (Yet)
July 2022
The iconic monarch butterfly, widely acknowledged to be facing the existential threat of habitat loss and other [...]
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Virginia’s 2017 SPGP Expires May 31
May 2022
Virginia’s 2017 State Programmatic General Permit (17-SPGP-01) expires May 31, 2022, when it will be replaced by [...]
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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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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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