A release of No. 6 fuel oil in Reading, Pennsylvania gets nowhere fast. No. 6 fuel oil is a dense, viscous oil that looks more like tar than it does heating oil. It migrates from…

World War II was the deadliest and most widespread war in history, taking place in 1939 through 1945 involving 30 countries across the globe. The United States became heavily involved in World War II shortly after…

Element Environmental Solutions (E2S) was contracted to perform a hazardous materials survey at a historic tobacco warehouse located in Lancaster, PA. The warehouse is a three-story, brick building built in 1900 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Lancaster’s City Revitalization and Improvement Zone, or CRIZ, which was implemented in 2013, includes the warehouse and 130 acres of the surrounding downtown area. The survey was performed as the start of a planned renovation of the building, which would convert the former warehouse into an apartment building.

A former oil distribution brownfield redevelopment project located in Allentown PA turned out to be cleaner than anticipated. An Act 2 release of liability is being sought under the Site Specific Standard for hydrocarbon impacted soils.

An abandoned dry cleaning plant located in the City of York was becoming a nuisance for nearby residents. Its location across the street from a housing development owned by the York Housing Authority made it…