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Virginia Provides ‘Permit Key’ to Help Applicants Unlock Answers

April 25, 2025

As part of the agency’s efforts to help applicants determine which permits and/or approvals are required for projects, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has developed the Permit Key…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: permitting

Virginia Seeks Volunteers to Test Renovated Website 

March 7, 2025

As it revamps its website, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking volunteers for user testing to ensure easier navigation and access to information. The DEQ has developed…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: technology

Virginia Offers Adaptive Strategies for Sea Level Rise 

February 14, 2025

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Program and the nonprofit Wetlands Watch have launched a valuable new resource, Designing Living Shorelines for Sea Level Rise…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: flooding, infrastructure

Virginia Announces Innovative Pay-for-Outcomes Grants for Chesapeake Bay

September 27, 2024

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality announced a $20M Pay-For-Outcomes Nonpoint Source Pollution Reduction grant program to restore the Chesapeake Bay.

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: pollution, waterbodies

State Innovation Video 2024: Virginia OneDEQ Program

September 5, 2024

Filed Under: Innovation Award, Member News

Virginia Releases New Environmental Permitting Guide for Economic Development

August 23, 2024

Virginia DEQ recently released its Environmental Permitting Guide for Economic Development in Virginia.

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: permitting

Virginia Agencies Collaborate on Environmental Impacts of Construction Projects

February 23, 2024

Staff of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently collaborated with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) in a two-day training focused on meeting environmental commitments related to construction…

Filed Under: Member News

Virginia PEEP Serves as Basis for Statewide Platform & Alberta Discussions

February 16, 2024

The Commonwealth of Virginia has launched a statewide permit tracking platform based on the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Permitting Enhancement & Evaluation Platform (PEEP), which was launched last…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: permitting

Virginia Seeks to Reduce Food Waste and Boost Recycling Market Development

January 19, 2024

In accordance with Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order 17: Recognizing the Value of Recycling and Waste Reduction, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)  recently published two reports on food…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: food waste, recycling

Virginia Hosts Collaborative Hazardous Materials Exercise

December 22, 2023

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and Virginia Department of Emergency Management recently hosted a Hazardous Materials Incident Tabletop Exercise to evaluate an updated oil and hazardous materials response section…

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: emergency response

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