<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

Two New MassDEP Guidance Documents (Engineered Barriers & FAMs) Ready for Public Comment
September 11, 2025
MassDEP has posted two new public comment draft documents for public comment: Guidance on the Use, Design, Construction, Monitoring and Maintenance of Engineered Barriers and Establishing Financial Assurance Mechanisms for Engineered Barriers at Chapter 21E Sites. Read more about these documents and how to comment here.

Risk Characterization Guidance, Chapters 14 & 17: Drafts Ready for Review
September 5, 2025
MassDEP has released the newest installment of the Risk Characterization Guidance, Chapters 14 and 17, for public review and comment. The comment period is open until December 5, 2025. Read more about these documents and how to comment here.

New Exam Dates Announced for LSP Candidates
August 29, 2025
The LSP Board of Registration has announced new exam dates for 2025. Read the full announcement here.

Deadline approaching to apply to MassDEP's Technical Assistance Grant Program
August 13, 2025
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup, is currently accepting applications for it’s FY26-27 Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) funding opportunity. Application deadline is 5pm on August 29, 2025. Learn more here.

Final Installment of 2024 MCP Amendments Q&A
August 12, 2025
The final installment of the 2024 MCP Amendments Q&A has been posted as of August 11, 2025. The complete Q&A document now has three (3) main sections, which can be accessed here.

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LSPA 2025 Fall Line Up Announced

The LSPA has announced its 2025 fall educational program line-up. Programs kick off with our September Membership Meeting on September 17.

Don’t miss out on opportunities to meet in person and virtually and learn about topics related to PFAS forensics for site investigations, fungi and shift flow and mobilization of subsurface contaminants, low flow training, risk management, solute transport modeling, glacial geology and more!

Visit our events calendar!

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.