ESC provides consultation in problem solving, networking, leadership, and technical expertise to organizations, agencies, and business on environmental issues.

ESC Projects

Featured Project: Celebrating ten years of work for the Olympic Environmental Council!

Environmental Defender’s Office: The environmental effects of sinking the ex-HMAS Adelaide off the coast of Australia to serve as an artificial reef.

Dow Dioxin: Review of documents that will direct cleanup of three waterbodies in Michigan

Badger Army Ammunition Plant, Wisconsin: Review of reports on ecological risks during decommissioning

Duwamish River, Washington: Cleanup of sediments contaminated with PCBs, dioxins, and furans

Fort Ord, California Cleanup of multiple groundwater plumes, munitions and explosives of concern, and landfills at former military base

Housatonic River Initiative, Massachusetts: Cleanup of PCBs released by General Electric

Portland, Oregon: Remediation of the Portland Harbor Superfund site

Spring Valley, Washington, DC: Cleanup of WWI weapons

TVA Fly Ash Release Site: Non-Time Critical Removal Action following 2008 TVA fly ash pond accident

Virginia’s Lower Peninsula: Review of drinking water supply options

ESC In The News

07/16/10
The July E-Stewards newsletter is out! Click here to check it out.

07/12/10
A Kentucky newspaper article looks at a recently released study on emerging contaminants in the Ohio River and quotes Peter deFur’s scientific and professional opinion. Click here to read the article

06/07/10
The June 2010 edition of the ESC newsletter is out! Click here to check it out.

05/07/10
The Baraboo News Republic covers Dr. deFur’s response to the Army’s decision not to renew his contract for the Badger Army Ammunition Plant. For the story, click here

04/16/10
American University’s student newspaper is the first to report news that arsenic trichloride was found during the Spring Valley cleanup and quoted Emily Russell on its health risks. For the story, click here

04/02/10
The Baraboo News Republic reported that the lack of a TAPP advisor to the Badger RAB may result in exclusion of the public from the cleanup process. For the story, click here

03/26/2010
The US Army staff in charge of cleaning up the Badger Army Ammunition Plant have dropped its contract with ESC, citing problems in our review of its updated preliminary remediation goals. See an article from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel here

03/25/2010
Wisconsin’s Baraboo News Republic reported on a contract dispute between ESC and the Army representatives at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant. The Army asserts that ESC deliverables under the TAPP contract are subject to editorial review and editing by the Army. For the story, click here

03/10/2010
Virginia’s Tidewater Review and Daily Press ran stories regarding the City of Newport News’ plans to recoup the money it spent on land that will no longer be developed for the King William drinking water reservoir. Click here for the stories: Daily Press and Tidewater Review In summer 2009, ESC submitted a report to the Newport News City Council explaining how water demand could be met by other, less destructive means.

02/11/2010
The Michigan Messenger quoted parts of ESC’s comments regarding the cleanup agreement between Dow Chemical and the EPA. Read the article here

The January issue of Stewardship News is now out! Click here to read the latest updates

02/03/2010
Peter deFur is quoted by the Palm Beach Post in an article regarding a cancer cluster in a Florida community. Read the article here

Daily News And Information

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ESC reports and presentations are available for public viewing. Look for links on individual project pages.