Environmental Experts Radio

In this two-part series, developer Alan Shuman visits Dave Coyne in the EER Studio to discuss how he is using informed environmental management, innovative funding strategies, and his passion for history to rebuild communities in one of America's great industrial towns.

Shannon Crooker of the Sustainable Energy Fund joins Host Dave Coyne for a discussion on how the goals of energy efficiency, diversity and sustainability are finally being made real for businesses by the Fund's innovative financing tools and support programs. Shannon shares her background and passion for environmental stewardship, and describes the groundbreaking C-PACE funding program, which has opened up opportunities for businesses of all types across the US to promote energy sustainability in their operations – and save money at the same time.

In the second installment of a two-part series, Dave Coyne and his guest Scott Dismukes, Esq. continue their discussion on the current state and future of environmental law. We explore the most relevant issues facing the environmental fields in the coming decade, including the state of natural gas development, environmental issues in the energy sector, greenhouse gases and sustainability concepts, and air toxics.

In this first installment of a two-part series, Dave Coyne is joined by Scott Dismukes, Esq., co-chair of the Energy Group and member of the Environmental Group at the law firm of Eckert Seamans. Scott and Dave discuss the regulatory foundations supporting the field of environmental law, and Scott's personal journey from professional cyclist to agency counsel to private-sector attorney. Dave and Scott also share their perspectives on how the role of environmental consultants and attorneys has evolved over the past 30 years.

Host Dave Coyne gains a construction industry experts' perspective on environmental management from Bill Sutton, Vice President at RS Mowery. Dave and Bill discuss the ways in which leading site development and design-build firms like Mowery have integrated environmental data into their projects over the past decade. We explore how this environmental information has evolved from an early-phase checklist item to a key component of a constructors' practices, and an important component of their overall vision for smart development.

On Episode 25 of Environmental Experts Radio, Host Dave Coyne is joined by Chris Sunday of Utility Services Group, to discuss the ways in which unsuitable subsurface soil or geologic conditions are addressed using innovative and environmentally-friendly stabilization methods. We explore problems ranging from common sinkhole-prone areas to more unique applications, and we learn from Chris how their advanced methods are being applied to support – pun intended! – a safer, more stable built environment.

Host Dave Coyne is joined by Teresa Amitrone, one of the most respected wetlands biologists in the Mid-Atlantic United States. We discuss the importance of threatened and endangered species protection in modern-day environmental management, and the unlikely champion of the 1970s-era legislation which gave rise to these statutory protections.

In this episode of Environmental Experts Radio, Host Dave Coyne and Board-Certified Environmental Engineer Jim Cinelli take an in-depth look at the issue of spill prevention. They discuss the laws which govern how chemicals and petroleum are stored and managed on industrial properties, and the ways that engineers like Jim implement measures to ensure that the environment - and accordingly, the well-being of our communities – are protected.

Episode 22 of Environmental Experts Radio features a discussion between Host Dave Coyne and Liberty Principal Gavin Biebuyck, an nationally-recognized air quality expert. Gavin discusses the current state of air regulations in the US, the recent challenges to the Clean Air Act, and the Act's evolving role in addressing the environmental challenges facing the US and the world in the next 10 years.

In Episode 21 of Environmental Experts Radio, Host Dave Coyne is joined by Liberty Environmental Project Manager and resident 'environmental historian' Jon Wickstrom to discuss the tragic Donora Inversion of October 1948. We explore how this incident – and others like it – led to the creation of the Clean Air Act and spurred the public's growing awareness of clean air as a critically important resource.