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Representative Robert DeLeo Awarded River Hero Award
December 06, 2019 - POSTED BY Kristi Lefebvre POSTED IN Blog Earlier this week, LSPA Executive Director Wendy Rundle, attended the Annual Dinner Meeting of the Massachusetts Rivers Alliance where Representative Robert DeLeo, MA Speaker of the House was presented with a River Hero award. Also attending from the LSPA were Susan Chapnick, former LSPA Board member and President of New Environmental Horizons; Dot McGlincy, LSP and Executive Director of MA Association of Conservation Commissions (MACC); and Joel Mooney, LSP and Sr. VP Haley & Aldrich, an LSPA Platinum Partner.
Speaker DeLeo, and Wendy Rundle, right after she mentioned the LSPA's S.594 to require insurance for remediation of residential home heating oil releases.
LSPA Launches November 2019 Compliance Tip
November 21, 2019 - POSTED BY Kristi Lefebvre POSTED IN Blog The LSPA presented the following compliance tip at the November 2019 Membership Meeting at the DoubleTree Hotel in Westborough, MA on November 21, 2019. COMPLIANCE TIP OF THE MONTH
Introduction to Drilling Techniques with Technical Drilling Services
November 21, 2019 - POSTED BY Kristi Lefebvre POSTED IN Blog Last night, LSPA’s Emerging Professionals Committee hosted Introduction to Drilling Techniques with Technical Drilling Services (TDS). At the sold-out event at their headquarters in Sterling, TDS demonstrated various drilling and monitoring well installation methods. Environmental consultants along with students from Bridgewater State University (BSU) learned about basic drilling/sampling techniques (including continuous and discrete soil cores) and groundwater monitoring well installations on a 15-foot monitoring well. Here are a few photos from the event (photo credit to Michael Penzo).
MassDEP’s Natural Resource Damages Program at Work
November 18, 2019 - POSTED BY Kristi Lefebvre POSTED IN Blog In anticipation of the LSPA’s November 21, 2019 member meeting on MassDEP’s Natural Resource Damages (NRD) Program, the LSPA highlights one such project: the completion of the Mystic Riverfront Restoration project on the shores of the Mystic River in Arlington, MA at a location directly impacted by a 2013 spill of nearly 10,000 gallons of diesel fuel. To compensate for the harm to the Mystic River from the spill, MassDEP settled a claim for Natural Resource Damages. These funds support work that began in 2017 and involved MassDEP, DCR, the Town of Arlington's Conservation Commission and DPW.
LSPA 26th Annual Dinner Wrap-Up
October 29, 2019 - POSTED BY Kristi Lefebvre POSTED IN Blog The LSP Association’s Board of Directors hosted over 300 attendees at this year’s Annual Dinner at Mechanics Hall in Worcester. It was a wonderful night and great to see so many LSPA members, clients, and friends. Click here to see the photograph album from the evening. In addition to a performance by the Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones, the LSPA presented its Contribution to the Practice Awards. The following recipients were honored for their outstanding efforts:
Should Insurance Protect Homeowners From Financially Devastating Heating Oil Spills?
October 23, 2019 - POSTED BY Kristi Lefebvre POSTED IN Blog Many thanks to Ryan Kath of NBCBoston for another installment, which aired last night, on LSPA efforts to require insurers to cover the costs of remediating home heating oil spills and leaks.
The LSPA Legislative Committee is appreciative of Senator Anne Gobi's sponsorship of S. 594.
LSPA Scholarship Fund Annual Silent Auction
October 10, 2019 - POSTED BY Kristi Lefebvre POSTED IN Blog Greetings LSPA Members and Friends;
As you know the LSPA Annual Dinner is coming up on Thursday, October 17th and along with it, the annual silent auction for the LSPA Fund Scholarship. The Fund is in need of auction items - large or small. Examples of past donations include food baskets, beer, wine, sporting events, timeshares, sports memorabilia, trips, gift certificates, etc.
Here is your chance to get your name out there on behalf of the LSPA Scholarship Fund! All donated items (tax deductible, mind you), will be displayed at the Annual Dinner on tables around the banquet hall for all to view along with a note of sponsorship. Please help the LSPA Scholarship Fund raise additional funds for education!
To pledge donations, please contact Lisa Malmgren by Tuesday, October 15. Thank you in advance for your continued support!
LSPA Launches September 2019 Compliance Tip
September 19, 2019 - POSTED BY Kristi Lefebvre POSTED IN Blog The LSPA presented the following compliance tip at the September 2019 Membership Meeting at the Newton Marriott in Newton, MA on September 18, 2019. COMPLIANCE TIP OF THE MONTH
2019-2020 LSPA Membership Meeting Dates
August 09, 2019 - POSTED BY Kristi Lefebvre POSTED IN Blog Mark your calendars! The LSPA Membership Meeting dates and locations for 2019-2020 have been announced. The LSP Association's membership meetings take place monthly from September through June in the Greater Boston area. See below or click here to view the schedule for the upcoming year.
Member meetings are also held in Springfield, MA about four times a year; the schedule is announced as meeting topics become available. The first meeting,"Environmental Law: Part 1," is being held on September 26, 2019.
You'll notice that we've added some new locations this year -in Andover, Mansfield and Woburn, MA. The changes were based upon feedback collected in an LSPA member survey. While we can't accommodate every request received, we are listening and doing our best to adjust accordingly. Any ideas for meeting topics or locations, please let us know! You can email [email protected].
LSPA committee meeting dates have also been finalized for the upcoming year. Now is the perfect time to get involved, connect with a committee chair or sit in on an upcoming meeting. With eight LSPA Committees, there is something for everyone. We welcome your interest and support at any level! Click here to learn more.
Annual corporate packages will be announced shortly. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please email Kristi Lefebvre at [email protected] and we'll make sure you receive the information as soon as its published.
LSPA Announces FY 20 Board Officers and Welcomes New Board Member
July 31, 2019 - POSTED BY Kristi Lefebvre POSTED IN Blog LSPA Announces FY 20 Board Officers and
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This event is being held in memory of our dear friends Nancy and Iris on June 7, 2019 at Far Comer Golf Course in Boxford, MA. Registration begins at 7:00 AM, with tee-off at 8:00 AM. |