Running the Environmental Gauntlet: Can Your Site Emerge from the Government-Guaranteed Lending Review Process? From the desk of David S. Coyne, Principal, Qualified Environmental Professional “The risk of contamination is so minimal that no additional investigation is warranted.” Consider the above statement – it’s...

Project Spotlight: Phase I, II, and III Bog Turtle Assistance for Pennsylvania Pipelines From the desk of Teresa Amitrone, Project Manager, Pennsylvania Qualified Bog Turtle Surveyor Southeastern PA: Liberty scientists deliver time-sensitive solutions for emergency pipeline repair challenges.   Liberty Environmental was retained to perform...

Client Alert: NYSDEC Finalizes Revisions to Key Terms in NYS Brownfield Cleanup Program From the desk of James P. Cinelli, P.E., BCEE In order to spur development of underutilized or abandoned commercial properties with real or perceived environmental contamination, most States have adopted...

PA Chamber Environmental Conference Series on Industrial Stormwater Liberty Principal, James P. Cinelli, P.E, BCEE, is a featured presenter at the 2016 Fall Environmental Conference Series organized by the Pennsylvania Chamber. This event, Chamber Educational Services Executive Sue...

Impact of the New York City Environmental Regulations on Design Professionals Liberty Principal, James P. Cinelli, P.E., BCEE is a featured presenter at the DPC Continuing Education End of Summer Educational Event. Cinelli will present on the Impact of the New...

Environmental Due Diligence Presentation in New York City On Thursday, September 22nd, Liberty Principal James P. Cinelli, P.E., BCEE, will present at the Korean American Legal Association of Greater New York’s Real Estate Sub-Committee meeting on Environmental Due...

Toxic Release Inventory Reporting Program Updates With the reporting deadline (July 1, 2016) rapidly approaching for the Toxic Release Inventory Program (TRI), our regulatory compliance team has provided a summary of the most recent program update....

Stream and Wetland Encroachment Permit Update in Pennsylvania From the desk of Teresa M. Amitrone, Project Manager The Pennsylvania State Programmatic General Permit No. 5 (PASPGP-5) will be implemented and in full effect in the applicable portions of...

Pennsylvania’s RACT 2 Air Quality Regulation is Official! Pennsylvania’s RACT 2 air quality regulation for major NOx and/or VOC sources is officially here – published in the PA Bulletin dated April 23, 2016. Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT)...

Biebuyck to Present at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute Environmental Law Forum The Pennsylvania Bar Institute will hold its annual Environmental Law Forum in Harrisburg on April 6th and 7th, 2016. Gavin L. Biebuyck, Liberty Principal, is among the faculty for the...

Changes to Chesapeake Bay Discharge Monitoring Reporting for Compliance Year 2016 From the desk of Donald R. Hart, Jr., Project Manager In 1976, Congress directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct a five-year study of the environmental quality and...

Proposed Changes to the PA DEP Industrial Stormwater General Permit From the desk of James P. Cinelli, P.E., BCEE (jcinelli@libertyenviro.com) On October 17, 2015, DEP proposed changes to the industrial stormwater general permit (PAG-03). Identified below are 10 significant changes...