Environmental Works, Inc.’s Investigation/Remediation (I/R) Department handles dozens of contaminated soil cleanups every year. Some of these jobs involve Superfund sites where remediation work is ongoing and can last years, or even decades. Other jobs are smaller and may last several weeks to a month. These projects usually involve the removal of contaminants through excavation …
EWI Named One of Midwest’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies by Inc. 5000
SPRINGFIELD, MO, March 16, 2021 – Inc. magazine today revealed that Environmental Works, Inc. (EWI) is No. 128 on its 2021 Inc. 5000 Regionals: Midwest list, the most prestigious ranking of the 250 fastest-growing private companies in 12 central states – Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and …
EWI Performs Environmental Work as Contractor for Cultural Center in KC
While most of the Kansas City metro continues to stay home per local and state orders, a team of field services, investigation/remediation, and assessment personnel from Environmental Works, Inc.’s KC offices recently completed essential environmental excavation work for a truly important cause – the development of the Mattie Rhodes Cultural Center.
Learn How EWI Handles an Environmental Investigation Close to a Stream
Each service station site presents unique challenges and opportunities for scientists at Environmental Works, Inc. (EWI). For example, our Investigation/Remediation (I/R) department in Kansas City is currently monitoring for petroleum at a site in Northwest Missouri uphill from a perennial stream. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) tested for and documented petroleum hydrocarbon impacts …
EWI Helps KC-based Nonprofit Secure Significant EPA Grant
Environmental Works, Inc. (EWI) recently helped Kansas City-based nonprofit El Centro secure a $200,000 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The three-year EPA grant will provide environmental training and employment opportunities for up to 72 individuals in Wyandotte and Johnson counties in Kansas. Wyandotte County’s poverty rate of …
EWI Stormwater Replacement at Department Store Reduces Waste, Increases Efficiency
A major retailer identified a persistent stormwater problem at one of its stores in northern Missouri, and Environmental Works, Inc. (EWI) was called in to permanently fix the problem do a full-scale stormwater replacement. The crux of the problem was a concrete curb designed to catch stormwater flowing off the back of the building. The …
International Field Services Projects Expand Reach
Two separate Environmental Works, Inc. field services teams recently wrapped up international projects in two vastly different locales. A crew of five field services project managers, supervisors and technicians from EWI’s Springfield, Missouri, and Springdale, Arkansas, offices toughed out the dusty, dry, high desert weather in Chihuahua, Mexico, while a team of five field services …