This document is a summary of State responses to Clean Power Plan (CPP) Stay (as of 9/12/16). *Alaska, Vermont, and Hawaii, as well as the D.C., are exempt from the…
Virginia
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Virginia DEQ Partners with Local Government on Water Quality
Virginia DEQ recently partnered with the City of Waynesboro Public Works Department on a water quality improvement project that began construction last week. The project plans include planting wetland grasses,…
Virginia Governor Announces 2016 Environmental Excellence Awards
On April 7, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the winners of the 2016 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards, which were presented at the Environment Virginia Symposium at Virginia Military Institute in…
Partners for Meeting State Research Needs
This document provides brief examples of states using EPA research and resources through the Office of Research and Development to address environmental concerns.
States, EPA, and Others Partner to Establish Stream Monitoring Networks
EPA is working with states, tribes, river basin commissions, its regional offices and other entities to establish Regional Monitoring Networks (RMNs) for freshwater wadeable streams. The objectives of the RMNs…
Seventeen State Governors Commit to Clean Energy Accord
In an historic move, 17 state Governors this week signed the Governors’ Accord for a New Energy Future. Democratic and Republican signatories to the accord commit that their states will…
Modernization of Virginia’s Erosion and Stormwater Certification Program
Description of Initiative: On July 1, 2013, legislation transferred responsibility for the Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) certification program and the Responsible Land Disturber (RLD) certificate program to the Virginia…
Modernization of Virginia’s Erosion and Stormwater Certification Program
On July 1, 2013, legislation transferred responsibility for the Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) certification program and the Responsible Land Disturber (RLD) certificate program to the Virginia Department of Environmental…
Coal Ash Testimonies
The following are testimonies given by state commissioners and ECOS Executive Director & General Counsel on Coal Ash. Easterly: 1/22/15 Paylor: 3/18/15 Alexandra Dunn: 6/17/15
Virginia’s Hazardous Waste Small Quantity Never Inspected Initiative – Use of GIS and Other Web Tools to Target Inspections
Description of Initiative: The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ) has undertaken an initiative to address the more than 3,000 never-inspected hazardous waste small quantity generators throughout the Commonwealth. In…
