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Pioneer Engineering & Environmental Services, LLC is proud to announce that 2024 marks our 35th year in business. Throughout all those years, we’ve worked hard to deliver a high-quality work product and provide competent, helpful advice to our clients on a wide range of environmental, geotechnical and construction matters. Over that time, the company’s leadership…
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Radon is recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a Class A carcinogen, and exposure to radon gas is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers in the United States. Radon is an odorless, colorless radioactive naturally-occurring gas that moves up through the soil and often enters buildings through cracks and other defects…
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Over a year since its publishing, the USEPA has finally formally recognized the most recent standard for conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) that was issued in late 2021 by ASTM International (formerly the American Society for Testing & Materials [ASTM]). As of February 2023, the federal EPA has approved the latest ASTM guidelines…
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We are very grateful to all our clients and partners for their patronage and wish you all health and success in the future. To pay our good fortune forward, we supported the following charitable organizations and events throughout the course of 2022: Action Truck Parts Golf Outing Benefitting the Special OlympicsBack2School IllinoisCAICC / Inti-Nest Inc.Camp…
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Big changes have taken place in Indiana for contaminated sites seeking closure through any of the regulatory programs at IDEM (Indiana Department of Environmental Management). Closure of sites with releases of hazardous substances and/or petroleum products can now be achieved using consistent risk-based regulations that could allow all contamination to remain in place under certain…
read more »We are pleased to announce a recent promotion to Senior Project Manager for another Pioneer staff member, Kimberly Hempel. Kim started working as a Project Manager for Pioneer’s environmental engineering and assessment group in June 2014, and has over 15 years of experience in the environmental industry. In her time with Pioneer, she has conducted…
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Pioneer will be closed on Thursday, December 23rd and Friday, December 24th. We will reopen on Monday, December 27th. Happy Holidays!
read more »We are excited to announce the recent promotion of Nicole Andrade, P.E. from Project Manager to Senior Engineer. Nicole is coming up on 10 years here at Pioneer and has been a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E) since June 2015. She has become our resident expert regarding Clean Construction or Demolition Debris (CCDD) testing and has…
read more » After almost eight years with the current guidelines, ASTM International (formerly the American Society for Testing & Materials [ASTM]) stands poised to revise its standards for conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) in 2021. Changes to the Phase I ESA guidance document are not expected to be sweeping, with many of them involving clarification…
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Not only is Pioneer first in the State of Illinois in obtaining No Further Remediation letters, we are also well-versed in obtaining regulatory closure for contaminated sites in Indiana. If your site is ranked as low priority (only soil contamination) or medium priority (soil and/or groundwater with only petroleum contamination), you may qualify for the…
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