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Endangered Species; File No. 29773
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Chesapeake Bay, James RiverFederal Register 2026-09271 ↗
The groups on this fight
4 groups work Virginia
By footprint, from the same match the STAND matchmaker runs; none is linked to this decision in our record yet. Give straight to them; nothing routes through us.
- Friends of Shenandoah Mountain
Works Virginia: they work only in Virginia.
- Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway
Works Virginia: virginia is one of the 2 states they work in.
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
Works Virginia: virginia is one of the 4 states they work in.
- Shenandoah National Park Trust
Works Virginia: they work only in Virginia.
Every group above is on STAND for Public Lands, with its court record, its filings and who backs it.
NMFS is considering renewing a 10-year incidental take permit for Dominion Virginia Power's Chesterfield Power Station, which would authorize the facility to continue legally harming Atlantic sturgeon from the Chesapeake Bay Distinct Population Segment. The permit covers take associated with the power plant's ongoing operation and maintenance along the James River in Virginia. This affects a federally listed threatened species already under pressure from habitat loss and water quality issues throughout the Atlantic coast.
In the agency’s own words
NMFS received a request from Virginia Electric and Power Company, doing business as Dominion Virginia Power (Dominion) for renewal of an incidental take permit, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA), for activities associated with the otherwise lawful continued operation and maintenance of the Dominion Chesterfield Power Station in Chesterfield, VA. We are publishing this notice to inform the public that we are considering renewing the permit for a period of 10 years to authorize additional take of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) from the Chesapeake Bay Distinct Population Segment.
The reporting behind this
From More Than Just ParksA memo signed by Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik rewrites the heart of the Endangered Species Act without a vote, a rule, or a single public comment.
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