ELI awarded ECOS its 2025 Environmental Achievement Award and hosted a policy forum on cooperative federalism featuring several ECOS members.
Virginia
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State Innovation Video 2025: Virginia Stream, Wetland, & Nutrient (SWaN) Credit Trading Platform
Virginia has launched a digital compensatory marketplace for stream, wetland, and nutrient credit trading which facilitates buying and selling mitigation credits.
Virginia Matches Implementers & Ideas with New SEPs Database
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has launched its first ever publicly available Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) Database. The database connects environmental improvement project ideas with parties seeking to…
ECOS Green Report: Status of State Environmental Agency Budgets, Fiscal Years 2020 to 2023
This Green Report analyzes and discusses state environmental agency budget funding from FY2020-FY2023.
Virginia Unveils New Checklist Tool for Environmental Impact Reporting
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has developed checklists to assist in the development of Environmental Impact Reports (EIR Checklist) for Major State Projects and Federal Consistency Certifications (FCC…
Virginia Provides ‘Permit Key’ to Help Applicants Unlock Answers
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…
Virginia Seeks Volunteers to Test Renovated Website
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…
Virginia Offers Adaptive Strategies for Sea Level Rise
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…
Virginia Announces Innovative Pay-for-Outcomes Grants for Chesapeake Bay
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality announced a $20M Pay-For-Outcomes Nonpoint Source Pollution Reduction grant program to restore the Chesapeake Bay.
State Innovation Video 2024: Virginia OneDEQ Program
Virginia fosters collaboration with this program aimed at helping the 800+ DEQ employees support each other, learn from each other, and gain valuable experience in the process of working as…
