Virginia has approximately one million acres of wetlands. An estimated 75 percent of these acres are palustrine vegetated wetlands, and the remaining 25 percent are estuarine wetlands. Virginia is believed…
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Group Including Five ECOS Member Agencies Issues Innovative Ocean Plan
Mid-Atlantic states recently collaborated with representatives of tribes, eight federal agencies, and a fisheries council to produce a draft of a unique ocean planning document for their region of the…
Virginia Governor Orders Study on Carbon Emissions Reduction
On Tuesday, June 28, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed an executive order forming a workgroup to study how Virginia’s government can act to cut the state’s carbon emissions. The group…
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…
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
