ASTM recently released their scheduled 8-year update to the Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (Phase 1 ESA) Standard under ASTM E1527-21. The following article, which ESA originally published in May of 2021, incorporates the relevant changes to the new standard and outlines its impact on...
If you own or are considering purchasing property in an "overburdened community," you must now comply with New Jersey’s new environmental justice law if you wish to develop or redevelop that property. This article explains the basics of the new law and provides guidance on...
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...
When people read or hear about incidents involving hazardous waste, it often leads to feelings of fear and confusion. Part of the confusion comes from the fact that most individuals don't know what the words "hazardous waste" "hazardous material" and "toxic substance" really mean (hint...
Environmental sustainability is defined as interacting responsibly with our planet to preserve natural resources, support environmental quality, and ensure that future generations are able to maintain an acceptable quality of life -- especially when it comes to access to clean water and clean food. To...
By Stephen E. Fauer If science is empirical, why do environmental consultants often disagree with one another? To some, science-based disagreement is perplexing. But to people on opposite sides of a commercial or industrial real estate transaction, such disagreements are common. Why does it happen and...
If you own, manage, or maintain a residential rental property in New York City, an important new law was passed recently that you need to know about. Local Law #55, effective as of January 2019, is NYC’s Indoor Allergen Law that covers various pests and allergens. This article...
On August 06, 2018 the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) amended regulations that affect administrative and technical requirements to remediate discharges from unregulated heating oil tank systems. Changes are contained in the new Heating Oil Tank System Remediation Rules (HOTS). Here’s what you...
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has designated two types of funding sources -- the Remediation Funding Source (RFS) and Financial Assurance (FA) -- to ensure that sufficient funds have been set aside to perform environmental remediation on affected properties. There are subtle...
ESA often has conversations with clients who claim, “My site is clean,” to which ESA replies, “How do you know?” And the client says something like, “Because the site underwent ISRA back in 2002 and there is an affidavit of Negative Declaration.” Or, they might...