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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VMRC Tidal Wetland Guidelines
August 2021
On May 25, 2021, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) unanimously adopted revisions to their Tidal Wetland [...]
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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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Va. Bay Act Reg. Changes
August 2021
WSSI has been involved in Virginia’s updates to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area (CBPA) Designation and Management [...]
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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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Air Permit Reporting Deadline Ahead
February 2021
The deadline for Air Quality Permit holders in Virginia to file 2020 Annual Update Reports and Emissions [...]
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Virginia Incidental Take
February 2021
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources has announced groundbreaking new regulations to protect migratory birds from harm, [...]
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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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