Cinelli to speak at EBA Risk Management Meeting Liberty Environmental President Jim Cinelli joins Environmental Bankers Association (EBA) Risk Management Monthly Series on Wednesday, October 21, noon presenting, “Engineering and Institutional Controls, aka Activity and Use Limitations: What they...

Design and Diligence Important Factors for Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Systems In the previously published article in BCONE – Brownfield Coalition of the Northeast’s blog, “Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Best Practices,” by Liberty Environmental’s Principal Jim Cinelli, he discussed the importance of...

The Environmental Side of Data Centers: Power, Permits & Property As demand for AI and hyperscale infrastructure accelerates, data center development is reshaping the legal, environmental, and real estate landscape across the country. Liberty Environmental can help you tackle the...

Bog Turtle Phase II Alert and Updated Species Map Phase II bog turtle season begins April 15 and ends June 15, and a total of four surveys must be completed during this time. Surveys are weather dependent (i.e., appropriate...

Pennsylvania Threatened and Endangered Species Review may now require a completed Federal IPaC Evaluation Under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), a Federal agency or its designated representative needs to determine whether their proposed projects may affect threatened or endangered...

Cinelli to Present at March Brownfields Conference We are pleased to announce that Liberty Environmental Inc. President Jim Cinelli, P.E., BCEE will be presenting on Vapor Intrusion Mitigation at the 2026 Pennsylvania Brownfields Conference in Bethlehem, PA...

REGULATORY ALERT Pennsylvania Environmental Permitting Reform Under Governor Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania has identified environmental permitting as a priority to help attract manufacturing growth, power plant and infrastructure construction, and data centers to the Commonwealth. As part...

2026 Industrial Environmental Compliance Calendar Our team of environmental compliance experts is pleased to share our Pennsylvania Industrial Environmental Regulatory Compliance Calendar for 2026. This calendar provides due dates for reporting, permit renewals, and fees...

Construction Vibration Monitoring: Protecting Structures and Preventing Delays As urban development accelerates, construction activities increasingly take place near existing buildings, infrastructure, and sensitive facilities. Activities such as pile driving, blasting, compaction, and heavy equipment operation can generate ground...

NYC LL97: Prescriptive ECM’s New York City’s Local Law 97 (LL 97) is currently in effect. An eligible building’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (based on energy usage) counts against its limit now. There is...

Final Rulemaking on Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans EPA Administrator Michael Regan signed a final rule on March 14, 2024, mandating certain facilities to develop response plans for worst-case scenarios involving the discharge of hazardous substances under the...

Understanding PFAS Contamination: Risks, Remediation, and Regulatory Challenges Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) represent a group of synthetic chemicals that have garnered significant attention due to their widespread presence in the environment, and our growing knowledge concerning their...