August 2021 - Alert - New ASTM Phase I ESA Guidelines Expected this Year!

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August 2021 - Alert - New ASTM Phase I ESA Guidelines Expected this Year!

New American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards for conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ASTM E1527) are on the way! Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (commonly referred to as Phase Is or ESAs), when performed in accordance with ASTM standards, can provide protection from environmental liabilities to landowners and prospective purchasers (the “innocent landowner” defense) under federal law, specifically the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Landowners and prospective purchasers should be on the lookout for the updated standard (E1527-21) later this year. Performing a Phase I ESA in accordance with the current ASTM standard satisfies the requirements of “All Appropriate Inquiry.”

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June 2021 - PHE featured in Environmental Business Journal’s 2021 Industry Outlook!

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PHE is excited to be one of the firms featured in the Environmental Business Journal’s annual Industry Outlook survey for 2021! We were glad to participate in this important exercise and share our insights into what the years ahead will look like for the environmental industry, as the nation starts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Biden administration begins implementing its priorities.

Click here to read the full Q&A with PHE and EBJ.

May 2021 - Congratulations to the MCAS Camp Pendleton Environmental Department for FY 2021 SECDEF Environmental Award!

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May 2021 - Congratulations to the MCAS Camp Pendleton Environmental Department for FY 2021 SECDEF Environmental Award!

PHE would like to congratulate Kevin Johnson and the rest of the staff of the Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton Environmental Department for their selection as a Secretary of Defense Environmental Award winner for 2021, in the category of Environmental Quality - Industrial Installation! This award comes on the heels of the Department’s selection in the same category for the 2021 Secretary of the Navy Environmental Awards competition. Kevin sits onsite in the Environmental Department in support of the Air Station’s environmental training program, which PHE has supported since 2007.

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November 2020 - NEPA Modernization: A Look at the Act’s First Makeover in Forty Years

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November 2020 - NEPA Modernization: A Look at the Act’s First Makeover in Forty Years

The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) recently announced significant revisions to its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations, which govern how NEPA is implemented across the Federal government. These changes represent the first major update to NEPA regulations in over 40 years. The new regulations went into effect on September 14, 2020 and agencies will have 12 months to update their NEPA regulations. While the goal of these changes is to streamline NEPA processes and provide additional flexibility to agencies, at least in the short term there may be some growing pains as agencies and NEPA practitioners adapt to the new requirements.

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September 2020 - Wastewater Sampling - An Early Warning System for SARS-CoV-2

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September 2020 - Wastewater Sampling - An Early Warning System for SARS-CoV-2

Sampling of wastewater effluent is an emerging strategy to detect and prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). As we look to reopen the economy and get people back to work, implementing proactive solutions that ensure the safety of employees, customers, and their families should be a top priority for all facilities. Many businesses and institutions have already begun taking steps to ensure worker and customer safety as part of their COVID-19 prevention and risk reduction strategy.

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August 2020 - PHE Wins Another Contract with the United States Army Corps of Engineers!

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August 2020 - PHE Wins Another Contract with the United States Army Corps of Engineers!

PHE, along with our joint venture partner Michael Baker International, was recently awarded a third indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mobile District! The latest award is a Small Business contract to provide environmental planning services, with contract capacity of $40 million. Through this contract, PHE and Baker will support the USACE Mobile District’s Planning and Environmental Division to provide solutions to complex environmental planning needs.

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JULY 2020 - Nuclear Power: Today’s Climate Change Solution or Tomorrow’s Predicament?

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JULY 2020 - Nuclear Power: Today’s Climate Change Solution or Tomorrow’s Predicament?

With substantially lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than fossil fuel-generated electricity, nuclear power has received new attention as one measure to lower global GHG emissions and help mitigate climate change. While there is mounting urgency to develop and deploy carbon-free energy technologies, it is important to consider related environmental, health, and safety risks regardless of those technologies. Is the U.S., and indeed the world, prepared to deal with the unique risks and challenges that nuclear energy presents in return for its carbon benefits?

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April 2020 - PHE Wins Two Contracts with the United States Army Corps of Engineers!

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April 2020 - PHE Wins Two Contracts with the United States Army Corps of Engineers!

PHE, with our joint venture partner Michael Baker International, was recently awarded two indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mobile District. The awards include an Unrestricted contract and a Small Business contract with respective contract capacities of $45 million and $4 million. Through these contracts, the PHE-Baker Joint Venture will support the USACE Mobile District’s Environmental Quality Program, to provide solutions to complex environmental compliance and pollution prevention problems.

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