<center>Pace®️ Analytical Services offers in-lab, mobile, emergency onsite containment, and regulatory services to ensure our air, water, soil, and more are safe for our communities and lives. **This space is provided to an LSPA Platinum Sponsor.</center>

<center>LSPA Past Presidents attend the LSPA's 30th anniversary dinner in Worcester (2023). </center>

<center>It was great to see so many LSPA members and friends at the Annual Fall Party. (October 2024)</center>

<center> TRIDENT Environmental Group, LLC is an environmental contracting firm whose purpose is to provide high-quality solutions for our client’s environmental, health and safety concerns. **This space is provided to an LSPA Platinum Sponsor.</center>

<center>Phoenix Environmental Laboratories offers high-quality testing of soils, water, sludge, solids and air, meeting EPA, state DEP and DOH requirements. **This space is provided to an LSPA Platinum Sponsor.</center>

<center>Green Site Services Group, Inc. **This space is provided to an LSPA Gold Sponsor.<br>DISASTER & EMERGENCY RESPONSE • SITE REMEDIATION • WASTE MANAGEMENT • INDUSTRIAL & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES. </center>

LSPA News & Blog

WSC – CAM – VIII B, Analysis of Perchlorate Update
August 1, 2025
Updated Compendium of Analytical Methods (CAM) protocols for Perchlorate, WSC – CAM – VIII B, Analysis of Perchlorate by Ion Chromatography (IC) with Electrospray Ionization/Mass Spectrometry (ESI/MS or ESI/MS/MS) or High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with ESI-MS or ESI-MS/MS, have been posted to MassDEP’s web site. Learn more here.

Recent Policy & Legislative Action from the LSPA
July 31, 2025
As the voice of LSPs and environmental practitioners across Massachusetts, the LSPA is actively advocating to strengthen our profession and advance sound environmental policies. Click here for a summary of what we’ve been working on recently.

LSPA Election Results and Board Transitions
July 22, 2025
The LSPA Board is pleased to announce that two candidates have been elected to the LSPA Board of Directors for three-year terms starting on July 1, 2025. Learn more.

New CAM Protocols and Materials Effective September 30, 2025
June 30, 2025
MassDEP has published a number of new Compendium of Analytical Methods (CAM) protocols and materials. Learn about these documents here.

In Memoriam: Kristina Comley Washer (1995-2025)
June 30, 2025
We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Kristina Comley Washer, a thoughtful and driven environmental scientist, on June 9, 2025. Kristina was a member of the LSPA from 2021 to 2023 and, in June 2022, she was awarded an LSPA Scholarship. You can read more about Kristina’s life and work here.

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Contribution to the Practice Awards

The LSPA Board established the Contribution to the LSP Practice Awards to recognize outstanding individuals and organizations, and their contributions in the field of hazardous waste site cleanup in Massachusetts. Each year nominations are sought from the LSPA membership, and recipients are selected from a variety of categories of service to the Association and the profession. Nominations are reviewed by the LSPA Board.

Award categories include: LSPA Member, LSPA Service, Contribution to the Practice, Environmental Justice, Lifetime Achievement. Learn more about these awards here.

Complete this nomination application with the nominee’s name, award category, and supporting materials by Friday, August 8, 2025.

LSPA Legislation on Home Heating Oil Spills

Over 500,000 Massachusetts homeowners are at risk because insurance does not cover the cost of cleaning up home heating oil spills. The LSPA is working with state legislators to require that insurers automatically provide specialized liquid fuel release coverage to all homeowners.

The LSPA has, once again, filed our bill in the House and Senate (H1302 and S813, respectively). The bill passed the Senate twice, but has not moved beyond the House Committee on Ways and Means. On June 24, 2025, the LSPA testified during the Joint Committee on Financial Services.

Interested in being involved in this initiative? Join our Legislative Committee.