ESA President Chris Martell shares several important points for real estate developers and investors to consider before purchasing a property for redevelopment in New York and New Jersey....
Jerry Seinfeld said, “Did you ever get something on your clothes and brush it off with your hands? That’s dry cleaning.” While Jerry’s dry-cleaning routine is funny, it's not factually accurate, and those affected by the residual chemicals used in "dry" cleaning tend not to...
The NJDEP continues to evaluate the potential human health and environmental impacts of a variety chemicals they have designated as emerging contaminants. The class of chemicals known as Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, referred to as PFAS, are NJDEP’s primary concern. In March 2019, NJDEP adopted...
ESA Environmental Consultants is one of more than 200 environmental consulting companies working in New Jersey. Collectively, these consultants address thousands of contaminated sites at any one time. Perhaps more impressive is the fact that well over 20,000 impacted properties have been remediated in New...
Savvy buyers of Industrial and Commercial real estate always seek to maximize their return on investment (ROI). On certain properties, they use insurance to protect themselves against the discovery of unforeseen environmental issues post closure. Here’s how it works: First, a Property is Identified What’s hotter than an...
When ESA is asked to perform due diligence, almost without exception, people request a Phase I. But in New Jersey, what they may really need is a Preliminary Assessment (PA). But why? And what are the differences between the two forms of due diligence? Phase I Environmental Site...
Since ESA published its first article on the subject of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see "Getting Ahead of PFAS Regulation"), the New Jersey Department of environmental Protection (NJDEP) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have begun aggressive information campaigns to notify the public...
Since 1989, ESA has performed roughly 100 Due Diligence projects each year that equate to approximately 2,300 such assignments in the last 27 years. Over time, we noticed that the term 'Due Diligence' has become a catchall phrase, and what it means in environmental consulting...
PCBs are a relatively common contaminant that can create expensive problems. Many people have heard of PCBs but do not know what they are, nor do they understand the relative degree of risk PCBs pose. This month’s article describes PCBs, what they are, how they...
New Jersey's nickname is "The Garden State," but today's shopping malls, multi-lane highways, and swaths of McMansions have nothing to do with gardens. It's easy to forget that, throughout much of the 20th century, New Jersey was populated with small farms and orchards. Before we...