Dear LSPA Member,
As the voice of LSPs and environmental practitioners across Massachusetts, the LSPA is actively advocating to strengthen our profession and advance sound environmental policies. Below is a summary of what we’ve been working on recently:
Advocating for the LSP Profession
✅ Comments on the CMR 309 Regulation Amendments: The LSPA applauded the LSP Board for streamlining education categories, reducing the number of credits needed for renewal, and allowing credits to be carried over, but asked for the exam review and challenges section to be re-instated with limits, clearer descriptions of course offerings, and clarification on how the reduction in credits will be implemented.
✅ Letter Opposing MA Bills H.929/S.646, An Act relative to the board of registration of hazardous waste site cleanup professionals: The LSPA urged the Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources to give an unfavorable report to these Bills, which would change the LSP Board composition to include fewer individuals with professional and technical expertise.
Protecting the Interests of Property Owners
✅ Testified in Support of MA Bills S.813/H.1302, An Act relative to the remediation of home heating oil releases: The LSPA testified alongside North Attleborough, MA, homeowners, Kathleen and John Murray, to urge the Joint Committee for Financial Services to give a favorable report to these Bills, which would make coverage for home heating oil leaks and spills automatic in homeowners’ insurance. The LSPA also submitted a rebuttal letter to the Committee and state legislators on the Massachusetts Insurance Federation’s testimony. NBC10 Boston and Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra featured stories about the Murray’s and the hearing.
✅ Testified with NAIOP in Support of MA Bill S.2007, An Act relative to brownfields redevelopment: The LSPA and NAOIP Massachusetts urged the Joint Committee on Revenue to give a favorable report to
S. 2007, which would expand Brownfields Tax Credit (BTC) coverage by explicitly stating that redevelopment costs required by MassDEP under the MCP are eligible. This change would provide developers and property owners more certainty in revitalizing contaminated sites, restore alignment between the BTC and the MCP, and support the Commonwealth’s goals of economic development and housing production.
Commenting on MassDEP Policies
✅Comments on MassDEP’s Draft Off-Gas Treatment Policy: The LSPA asked for clarification on the exclusion of TCE from the policy, noted that the application of the mandatory presumptive treatment only to soil vapor extraction systems raises questions about consistency and design implications, and asked for more detail on how background levels should be determined.
MassDEP revised and posted the Final Policy (#WSC-25-150) on July 28, 2026. A summary of significant changes since the original 1994 document and external comments have also been posted. Learn more here.
✅Review of MCP Amendments Q&A: BWSC asked the LSPA to review the final installment of the Q&A. Once the Q&A has been updated, it will be accessible on this webpage.
Stay Engaged
The LSPA is committed to advocating on behalf of LSPs and other practitioners, and your support makes this work possible:
- Send thoughts or questions about LSPA’s advocacy and policy efforts to [email protected].
- Join our Regulations and/or Legislative Committees to help inform comments on policy and legislation. Visit our Committees webpage to learn more.
Sincerely,
Mariellen Morris
Executive Director, LSPA
