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FWS to Evaluate ESA Section 10 Permits

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On June 9, 2025, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published a request for information (RFI) seeking to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of key permitting programs under Section 10(a) of the Endangered Species...more

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Déjà vu? FWS Solicits Feedback to Update Section 10(a) of the ESA

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On Monday, June 9, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) opened a short, 30-day public comment period soliciting information and comments to, “improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness” of Section 10(a) take...more

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A Dialogue with Mike Rolband, Director of Virginia DEQ

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Mike Rolband was appointed Director of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality in January 2022. Recently, Channing Martin, a partner in the Environment and Natural Resources Group at Williams Mullen, had the...more

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Proposed North Carolina Common Area Entertainment Permit Rules

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The NC ABC Commission has circulated proposed common area entertainment permit rules, which are still in the drafting stage. The Commission requested initial comments by Friday, August 13, 2021, and will review any...more

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Virginia Breaking Blue: Spotlight on Air Issues

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In November, Democrats won control of the House of Delegates and kept control over the Commonwealth’s Senate. Now, Democrats control both the Executive and Legislative branches of government in the Commonwealth of Virginia....more

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Virginia Seeks Comments on Solar PBR Regulations

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On May 27, 2019, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) announced it is considering amending 9 VAC 15-60, Small Renewable Energy Projects (Solar) Permit Regulation by Rule (the “PBR Regulations”). The PBR...more

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Virginia Proposes to Amend the Permit by Rule Regulations for Small Solar Projects

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) is seeking public comment on whether it should amend the current state regulations governing permits by rule for small solar projects....more

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[WEBINAR] Fairly (or Unfairly?) Traceable: Are Discharges Through Groundwater Subject to the Clean Water Act?

A recent decision by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Hawai'i Wildlife Fund v. County of Maui) created a new standard for permitting under the Clean Water Act — one that captures discharges from point sources through...more

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