Virginia Environmental Law & Waterfront Property Rights Resources

Bryan Peeples gives a summary of the March 2019 Virginia Marine Resources Commission Meeting. Read the full article.

Our Pender & Coward colleagues, Dave Arnold and Ross Greene, explain how “spite leases” are being used to block dredging projects in Virginia Beach. Their article describes a new law enacted in 2019 to solve the problem. Read the full article.

Jeff Wilson gives a summary of the February 2019 Virginia Marine Resources Commission Meeting. Read the full article.

Leading VA waterfront and riparian property rights lawyer Jeff Wilson shares how to maintain and improve oyster aquaculture, plus protect riparian property rights. Read the full article.

Jim Lang gives a summary of the December 2018 Virginia Marine Resources Commission Meeting. Read the full article.

This article gives a summary of the October 2018 Virginia Marine Resources Commission Meeting. Read the full article.

This article gives a summary of the September 2018 Virginia Marine Resources Commission Meeting. Read the full article.

This article provides a summary of the August 2018 Virginia Marine Resources Commission meeting. Read the full article.

Bryan Peeples notes how Governor Northam formed a work group to try to address the conflicts between waterfront property owners and oystermen, which have increased due to improving water quality and the introduction of "off the bottom" aquaculture. Read the full article.