Meet J. Rusty Field, P.E., Managing Principal

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Richmonder Rusty Field envisioned a customer-centered company that prioritizes lasting, meaningful relationships over the bottom line when he and his partners founded ONE Environmental Group, LLC in 2009. “What started as a crazy idea in the midst of a recession has grown from a few people to over 25 team members with offices across four […]

Municipalities Encouraged to Apply for a VBAF Grant to Revitalize Brownfields

Grant funds are available to transform your brownfield into an economically viable property. FY21 applications are available from the Virginia Brownfields Restoration and Economic Redevelopment Assistance Fund Review Committee, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and Virginia Economic Development Partnership. The deadline to apply is April 1, 2021. Find the application here. Awards are expected […]

Join the team at ONE Environmental Group

ONE Environmental Group is looking to add an Environmental Consultant/Project Manager to its team. This new hire will be responsible for business development, expanding the company’s network and supporting the overall growth of ONE, while ensuring consistency with company culture and vision. ONE offers environmental consulting and industrial services to commercial, industrial and government clients […]

Due Diligence Through Phase I ESAs

The land you’re eyeing for your next acquisition might look perfect, but remember your due diligence. While it’s easy to see what’s there now, it’s certainly not obvious for almost any buyer to know what the land looked like 10, 20 or even 50 years ago. There might be no trace of a former business […]

3 Clients, 3 Sets of Needs — ONE Solution

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Drew Lucas calls it a unique juggle. Converting the property that housed a Triad brewery for 37 years into a multimillion dollar pet food company has allowed the Senior Project Manager from ONE Environmental Group to wear various hats for multiple clients. His success speaks to one of the core values of ONE — relationships […]

The Team Effort to Delist the Jackson River

Freshwater fish are flourishing in the Jackson River, a major tributary of the James. After two years of exhaustive data collection, an 11.36-mile stretch of the river is on its way to being delisted from EPA’s list of impaired waterways. As rewarding as this is from an environmental perspective, the unique effort that made it […]