Guest Speaker: CPESNJ hosted a Free Hot Topic recording with Ray Cantor of the New Jersey Business and Industry Association Topic: New Jersey’s Environmental Justice Law is now in full effect. For Licensed Site Remediation Professionals, it represents one of the most consequential regulatory shifts in recent memory. The rules are complex. The process is … Read more
On January 29, 2026, Continuing Professional Education Services, Inc. hosted a free hot topic program to kick off the year for New Jersey’s licensed and certified professionals. Guest Speaker: Tony Russo, President of Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (and publisher/CEO of COMMERCE Magazine), Topic: Early signals from the new governor’s team, the executive … Read more
Speakers: Clark Machemer (developer), Joanne Vos (municipal attorney), Andy Robins (developer’s attorney), Steve Senior (environmental attorney), moderated by Dr. Jorge Berkowitz Topic: How New Jersey Redevelopment Really Gets Done – and Where Projects Get Stuck Redevelopment in New Jersey is no longer about easy greenfield sites. Most of what’s left is complicated: historic fill, old … Read more
Speakers: Dr. Jorge Berkowitz and Rodger Ferguson Topic: How USEPA’s TSCA program and NJDEP’s Site Remediation Program intersect – especially for LSRPs – when remediating PCBs. PCBs are the “original forever chemicals.” In New Jersey, they sit at the crossroads of two regulatory worlds: federal TSCA (40 CFR 761) under USEPA, and state cleanup requirements … Read more
October 9, 2025 Description:CPES Hot Topic with Tony Russo, President of CIANJ discussing many topics from NJ Regulations and Legislation in the current lame-duck administration and the Governor’s Race in NJ. Who will win and why? Speaker: New Jersey Business & Environmental Policy Outlook New Jersey heads into election season with a crowded regulatory docket, … Read more
Tuesday, June 3, 2025 | 9am-10am(Login begins at 8:45m) Description:These hour-long programs are designed to update the industry on vital topics facing environmental regulations and protection in New Jersey and the surrounding area, as well as allow for an open dialogue with industry experts. Speaker: Lynne Mitchell, Assistant Director, Remediation Review Element, SRWMP, NJDEP Understanding … Read more
Description:Learn the potential of what A-901 means to you, the Phase-In-Period of the Groundwater Quality Standards and its impact on Remediation Standards as well as any new changes anticipated as we enter 40 days until election. Speaker: Anthony Russo, President of CIANJ Moderator:Phillip Brilliant, CHMM, LSRP, Founder of Brilliant Environmental Services, LLC Navigating 2025: Regulatory … Read more
Description: Tony Russo, President/CEO of CIANJ and President of Commerce Magazine, sat down with Phil Brilliant to discuss what to expect in 2025 with NJDEP, Legislation and the Governor’s Race. Great session. Speaker: Anthony Russo, President of CIANJ Moderator: Phil Brilliant, CHMM, LSRP, Founder of Brilliant Environmental Services, LLC. Navigating the Shifting Landscape of Environmental … Read more
Panelists Jorge Berkowitz, Ph.D., LSRP, Jorge H Berkowitz LLC Steven T. Senior, Esq., Co-Chair, Riker Danzig LLP Dennis Toft, Esq., Chair, Environmental Group, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC Moderator Phil Brilliant, CHMM, LSRP, Founder of Brilliant Environmental Services, LLC. What New Jersey’s Proposed Rule Package Means for LSRPs, Developers & Environmental Counsel Recapping CPES’s December 2024 … Read more
Speaker: Jorge Berkowitz, Ph.D., LSRP, Private Consultant with over 40 years of environmental consulting experience. Moderator: Phil Brilliant, CHMM, LSRP- founder of Brilliant Environmental Services, LLC. Phil is a Board Member/LSRP of the NJ Site Remediation Professional Licensing Board. 7 Lessons from CEPS’s “Communicating as an LSRP” Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRPs) rarely struggle with contaminant … Read more