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...
Environmental consultants know that groundwater remediation is potentially more lucrative than soil remediation. Thus, it is imperative that you select an environmental consultant who will work in your best interests to minimize the time and cost of site remediation. In part two of this three-part...
In this 3-part series, ESA Environmental Consultants will share the secrets to minimizing the time and money spent dealing with contaminated building sites. Throughout the series, you'll also find helpful strategies to reduce environmental liability and protect your real property assets. Part 1 of the...
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...
Client properties with soil or groundwater impacts often require remediation. The form of remediation used can make a significant difference regarding the outcome -- especially as it relates to project duration and cost -- and the choice isn't always obvious. This article provides a general...
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...
By: Stephen E. Fauer My father told me something very prophetic when I was a child. He said, “While fishing, other fishermen may say, ‘You should have been here yesterday, the fishing was unbelievable.’ But don’t believe them. Because that’s what they all say.” Fishing is my favorite hobby. I fly...
While the commercial real estate market in the New Jersey and New York metropolitan area continues to be robust, many developers and builders are finding it increasingly difficult to identify large tracts of available land that can be redeveloped into warehouses, data centers, or mixed-use...
Going Beyond the Minimum Environmental Standard ESA Environmental Consultants has been a devout client advocate since its inception 30 years ago. This has meant the same thing to virtually every one of our clients to date: obtaining site closure as quickly as possible and for the...
Environmental consultants agree that the price to remediate contaminated groundwater can be financially ruinous. But there are exceptions. ESA has successfully used a groundwater remediation strategy that saves vast amounts of time and money – when the conditions are right. ESA first employed this groundwater remediation...