Environmental Services

Protecting Our Natural Resources

RS&H is committed to preserving and protecting our natural resources. We believe that creating a more sustainable and connected future starts by investing in doing what’s right today. Through comprehensive environmental services, we assist clients in achieving their project goals while maintaining the highest environmental standards and addressing any challenges that may arise.

Our integrated teams include specialists with expertise in:

Indoor air quality solutions and proactive programs
Regulatory compliance, monitoring, and permit renewal
NEPA and state environmental review documentation
Mitigation bank permitting, design, and management
Ecological services, assessments, and permitting assistance
Soil and groundwater assessment and remediation strategies
Outdoor air quality assessments and modeling
Noise studies and modeling

RS&H is ready to partner with you to help achieve your goals.

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On-Call Aviation Planning Services, Delaware River & Bay Authority

Together, RS&H and DRBA are transforming regional aviation, creating a stronger foundation for economic growth and seamless travel experiences across Delaware and beyond.

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Avelo Airlines planes parked at an airport with a control tower.

Raleigh-Durham International Airport Park Economy 3 Expansion

RS&H provides design and construction administration services for the RDU Park Economy 3 Expansion project, which nearly triples the parking capacity while enhancing environmental performance, sustainability and resilience as demonstrated by Envision Platinum verification and LEED certification.

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Parking lot with cars and people, bus station nearby, trees in background

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Midfield Taxiways

RS&H is an integral partner in the Journey with AUS program, as the lead engineering firm for the Midfield Taxiways project, providing project management, preliminary engineering, design, construction administration, and FAA Resident Project Representative (RPR) for the Airport Expansion & Development Program (AEDP).

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Tooele Valley Airport Master Plan

RS&H completed the latest Master Plan for Tooele Valley Airport (TVY), showcasing our Planning Service group's expertise and commitment to creative and strategic development solutions.

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Tulsa Riverside Airport Master Plan Update

RS&H offered diverse services for the Tulsa Riverside Airport Master Plan Update, aligning with the client's objectives and addressing pivotal challenges.

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Focus Areas

Indoor Air Quality

Through focused surveys and tailored solutions, RS&H’s indoor air quality specialists help clients improve their work and learning environments. Our solutions improve occupant performance, reduce absences, and improve staff retention. Our proactive programs maintain peak office or classroom conditions and efficient building systems. Proactive programs provide the information necessary to prioritize and plan while focusing resources for optimal returns.

Regulatory Compliance Support

Our environmental professionals are committed to protecting organizations from the liability of non-compliance. We help public and private clients successfully navigate environmental compliance issues associated with federal, state, and international water, land, air, and waste regulations. As a trusted advisor to our clients, we maintain regulatory registries and develop compliance strategies for operational concerns that arise for the private sector, as well as federal, state, and local agencies. We work with clients to ensure organizations maintain compliance while enhancing overall environmental performance.

NEPA & State Environmental Review Documentation

From concept design and impact analyses to public involvement and interagency coordination, our inter-disciplinary teams offer the full range of expertise necessary to guide clients through a project’s environmental review process. Our comprehensive review documents thoroughly analyze alternatives, characterize the affected environment, and evaluate the impacts associated with a proposed action, providing agency and government officials with the information they need to make informed decisions.

Mitigation Banking

Dedicated to protecting and conserving the world’s natural resources, RS&H helps clients offset adverse impacts of projects through our highly specialized mitigation banking services. Our innovative solutions have resulted in new revenue streams for our clients while meeting and exceeding regulatory requirements and enhancing the surrounding environment. Our full range of mitigation banking services includes evaluation of potential sites, competition analysis, field studies, permitting, planning and design, agency coordination, and long-term management.

Assessment & Remediation

Drawing on our in-depth understanding of fractured bedrock, karst, and alluvial/coastal plain sediments, we characterize the subsurface environment to develop a cost-effective remedial strategy for pollutants, such as hydrocarbons, solvents, heavy metals, and others. Our assessment and remediation projects include work with the U.S. military, the federal government, U.S. oil and gas interests, private industry, and state and local governments. Our regulatory experience includes Superfund (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, CERCLA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and state administration remediation programs.

Ecological Services & Permitting

Working together with design professionals, our teams of biologists, ecologists, and wetland and wildlife management experts streamline the execution of projects while preserving and enhancing our natural ecosystems. We offer an in-depth experience with various ecosystems across the U.S. from alpine meadows to coral reefs and everything in between. Through a full range of services, including habitat assessments, threatened and endangered species surveys, and extensive field programs, we help our clients establish the environmental baselines of their projects, develop solutions for mitigating potential impacts, and coordinate the permitting needed to maintain their project schedules.

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I-70 Georgetown Highway Project Opens After Major 13-Mile Resurfacing

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