CEC Explains

Listen to Project Managers Deanna Bobak, Stacey Cox, and Eleni Knight from our Water Resources practice discuss project funding and the unprecedented opportunities created by the American Rescue Plan Act. Our experts, who have successfully secured millions of dollars in grant funding, talk through how they help clients see projects through to completion.

Listen to Waste Management Senior Principal Jeff Shepherd lead a discussion with Project Managers Jill Hamill and Scott McGourty about their backgrounds and why they chose to pursue careers in the solid waste industry. Our subject matter experts share their thoughts on new technologies, where they think the industry is heading, and advice to new engineers.

Listen to CEC Environmental Principal Jon Kitchen and Rural Community Assistance Partnership’s (RCAP) Ted Stiger discuss per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances also known as forever chemicals. Jon and Ted discuss various ways to manage these dangerous chemicals, the risks it puts on small communities, and the most recent regulations on this ever-changing issue.

Listen to CEC's Corporate Recruiter Samantha Heirendt and Pittsburgh Civil Practice Lead Brian Lantz discuss resume and interview tips and tricks, what the process looks like from the role of an interviewer, and what makes a great candidate.

Listen to Program Director of CEC’s Educational Training Courses Kris Macoskey guide a conversation with one of our data management experts, Gerald Burnette. Kris and Gerald dive deep into the world of data as they discuss what makes an effective data management system, how to assess data, the importance of a data management plan, and more.

Listen to Ecological Sciences Principal Ryan Slack talk about what bat surveys are and how and why we conduct them. Ryan also explains the recent regulatory changes for the Northern long-eared, Indiana, and tricolored bats.

Learn more about CEC’s “Step Up Your Game” internal technical conference held earlier this year. Listen to the presenters as they talk about the process and challenges of developing a presentation and the opportunities the conference has helped provide for them.

Listen to our environmental experts, Andrew Horwath and Kris Macoskey, discuss the impact consultants can have on clients’ environmental strategies. Andrew and Kris explain how CEC can help companies assess their Scope 3 emissions now to better prepare them for the future.

Tune in for a conversation between CEC engineers Amanda, Elina, and Kristen to mark International Women in Engineering Day. From their early childhoods through their education and beyond, these engineers share their personal experiences and give advice to women looking to enter the field.

Listen to CEC’s Leah Blinn interview Nucor’s Manager of Environmental Sustainability, Dave Miracle, as they talk in-depth about greenhouse gas emissions, energy, and more. While working with CEC for several years, Dave expresses how Nucor has met and exceeded its sustainability goals.

With our new CEO and our recent corporate headquarters move, there have been a lot of big changes within the company. For this episode, we decided to interview some of our CEC veterans to illustrate just how much we’ve changed since we were founded 33 years ago.

Listen to CEC's Jeff Shepherd and Katie Astroth as they explain the process of reclaiming abandoned mine lands and why it matters.

For Engineers Week, we conducted a series of short interviews during our annual planning meeting with some of CEC's engineers. We asked them what inspired them to become engineers and what they're looking forward to in the future of their career.

How do we influence employees to make the best choices when it comes to safety? CEC's Vice President of Safety, Keith Robinson dives into how actions and consequences (both good and bad) can influence behavior and what we can do to steer employees in the right direction.

What lies beneath? Our experts can find out. In our latest podcast, CEC archaeologists Colleen Westmor and Gabi Ritter talk about Cultural Resource Management and a unique archaeological survey they conducted in Terre Haute, Indiana.

The U.S. Survey Foot is set to retire by January 1, 2023. How will the change affect borders, boundaries, and large-scale projects? CEC's survey experts explain why the U.S. had a different unit of measure and what the retirement means going forward.

CEC mining experts Rob Livermore and Brad Renwick discuss investigations that can be performed to evaluate the feasibility of opening a new mine or expanding an existing one.

In recent years, organizations around the world have embraced Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) as a management and disclosure strategy. In this segment, we discuss ESG with Kris Macoskey, Vice President. Mr. Macoskey will help us understand what ESG is, how organizations are using it, and how to get started.

Mistakes happen. Listen as Greg Seifert, Adam Conti and Adam Mehevec of CEC Austin discuss issues that landfills and generators face when they either send or receive unauthorized wastes. They also present common sense strategies for dealing with the unauthorized waste and regulatory concerns.

Revisions to ASTM’s E1527 Standard Practice for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments are anticipated to be released late 2021. AJ McDade sat down with CEC’s Andy McCorkle to discuss some of the changes that can be expected and how they may impact Phase I reports.

CEC's Lauren Parker and Jim Cooper sit down to discuss the New Owner Audits program through the Environmental Protection Agency. Listen to how it can benefit new owners of upstream oil and gas operations.

Zebra mussels are not new to the U.S., but they have been featured in the national news as of late for a new reason. They are one of the most invasive and destructive species in North America. Recently a new way of introducing them into even more of our lakes and rivers has been identified. And you could unknowingly be contributing to their spread. AJ McDade chatted with CEC’s Cameron Lange, a nationally recognized nonindigenous, aquatic nuisance species expert, to learn a bit more.

Are you aware and ready for the changes coming to the new Ohio Small MS4 Stormwater General Permit? Tim Murphy, CEC’s National Public Sector Lead, and John Mathews, Manager of the Stormwater Program at the Ohio EPA, Division of Surface Water, discuss the significant changes in the new permit.

Join us as we explore some of the basic questions that project proponents often ask concerning Incidental Take Permits, their value, some of the challenges of obtaining them, and what the USFWS is doing to make the process easier. Listen as Trish Adams, National Habitat Conservation Planning Coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Leo Lentsch, Senior Principal with Civil & Environmental Consultants dive into this process.

When you buy a used car, you always look under the hood and you “kick the tires”.  If you buy an old fixer upper at a great price, you’ll tend to tolerate more issues or defects than you might if you bought a performance vehicle at market price. The same holds true for acquiring real estate, but in order to assess the value of the real estate, and confirm it’s in the condition that the seller represents it to be, you need to do some investigation. Listen to Tony Rosenberger, President and Chief Operating Officer of Chapman Properties as he and Mary Guinee, Strategic Development Officer with Civil & Environmental Consultants explain this process.

Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC) is proud to introduce its new podcast series, CEC Explains. CEC Explains takes you on a guided journey into the ever-changing world of engineering and environmental consulting. You’ll hear from CEC’s leading experts and advocates for the manufacturing, mining, oil & gas, power, public sector, real estate and solid waste industries. Every episode will break down the facts behind a new or trending topic.