Virginia Environmental Law & Waterfront Property Rights Resources

U.S. Supreme Court ruling affects Hawaii Wildlife Fund's citizen's environmental lawsuit against the County of Maui's sewage treatment plant for polluting groundwater. Read the full article.

Our Waterfront Law team analyzed conflicts between waterfront property owners and oyster farms, and legislative efforts being made to reform oyster leasing. Read the full article.

Last year I published an article on this blog called Large Poultry Farming Operations Harm the VA Eastern Shore Environment. Since that article was published, there have been several developments Read the full article.

Tom Berkley and the Waterfront Law Team won a major victory in federal court for stormwater management in Ashville Park, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Read the full article.

Learn More About How Smithfield Foods Has Partnered with Dominion Energy to produce environmentally-friendly power from hog manure in the Virginia Commonwealth. Read the full article.

Jim Lang reviews the decisions made at the May 2019 Virginia Marine Resources Commission Meeting. Read the full article.

Riparian Property Rights attorney Jeff Wilson explains how coastal flooding creates "Ghost Forests", hurts farmers, and describes the ineffective response by Virginia state government Read the full article.

Jim Lang gives a summary of the April 2019 Virginia Marine Resources Commission Meeting. Read the full article.

Pender & Coward waterfront law attorney Bryan Peeples discusses Virginia tidal wetlands regulations, violations, penalties and steps to avoid being charged with a tidal wetlands violation in his article Read the full article.