Grounded Visionaries Committed to Your Success

Building market-driven strategies to meet commercial, operational and compliance goals.

TRC understands the attention to detail needed to thrive in the industrial and manufacturing sector. Preparing for different projects takes time and experience. Leave your operations in the hands of TRC, as our team comprises experts in industrial manufacturing with roots dating back to 1969.

Gain New Perspectives With OurIndustrial and Manufacturing Experts

While TRC’s portfolio has evolved for the past 55 years, one constant has remained — the trust that our clients have in our ability to provide efficient, cost-effective environmental and technical consulting solutions.

Our industrial clients span a broad spectrum of markets, including manufacturing, forest products, data and technology centers, logistics and distribution hubs, research and development facilities, laboratories and more.

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Seamlessly Integrated Solutions for Compliance and Operational Efficiency

Environmental Permitting and Compliance
Building Sciences and Industrial Hygiene
Technical Consulting for Manufacturers
Remediation and Due Diligence

Environmental Permitting and Compliance

TRC’s permitting and compliance team melds technical and scientific expertise with strong commercial and legal acumen, leading to successful approvals that allow you to begin project execution.

Our teams provide permitting, inspection, monitoring, mitigation and compliance solutions for NPDES, the Clean Water Act, NEPA, RCRA, NESHAPS and others. As a result of our extensive experience serving the manufacturing and industrial markets and continually staying at the forefront of regulatory developments, we can handle large and complex projects while saving our clients time and money.

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Building Sciences and Industrial Hygiene

TRC has become a national leader in the field of Building and Industrial Sciences consulting solutions through our team of Certified Industrial Hygienists, Certified Safety Professionals, Professional Engineers, Certified Hazardous Materials Managers and Ph.D. scientists. Our hundreds of years of combined experience and unparalleled expertise provide efficient, cost-effective support on a routine or emergency response basis.

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Technical Consulting for Manufacturers

Operability, safety and efficiency are the pillars of effective and profitable asset management, and we understand how to guide your improvement of each. Our solutions include energy management and energy efficiency, process safety management, disaster preparedness, hardening and resiliency and field and plant inspection.

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Remediation and Due Diligence

When your facility reaches the end of its life, we help you create efficient, sustainable and cost-effective environmental cleanup strategies. We also execute them against budgets you can rely on, in a manner that aligns our goals with your financial objectives.

If you are looking to add to or divest from your asset portfolio, TRC is here to help you get the most out of your acquisition or divestiture by providing technical due diligence and de-risking your investment decision.

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Resolve Operational Roadblocks With TRC’s Industrial and Manufacturing Consulting

For over five decades, TRC has been a trusted partner to industrial and manufacturing clients for efficient, cost-effective environmental and technical consulting solutions. Partner with TRC today and leverage our proven track record of success. Contact us now to discover how our expertise can drive your business forward while ensuring regulatory compliance and environmental stewardship.

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Sharing Our Perspectives

Our practitioners share their insights and perspectives on the trends and challenges shaping the market.

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Budgeting to Quality: Construction Project Mistakes & How to Fix Them

April 9, 2025

Managing a construction project is a challenging job that involves careful planning, coordination and problem-solving. Small mistakes cause delays, increase costs, or create safety issues. Learn more about how to avoid some of the most common mistakes in construction management so your projects stay on track and within budget.

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The Power of Precision: Quality Control Tactics for Utility Construction Success 

February 14, 2025

In today’s digital age, data centers form the backbone of cloud computing, artificial intelligence and the vast array of digital services we rely on daily. As the demand for data centers rises, companies are racing to expand these facilities.

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The Importance of Effective Construction Management in Data Centers

January 7, 2025

In today’s digital age, data centers form the backbone of cloud computing, artificial intelligence and the vast array of digital services we rely on daily. As the demand for data centers rises, companies are racing to expand these facilities.

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Planning for Construction Project Success: Common Challenges and How to Overcome Them

September 19, 2024

Construction project planning and scheduling are critical but complex processes that can lead to delays, cost overruns and quality issues. Success requires proper stakeholder communication, resource management, safety prioritization, regulatory compliance and innovative tools and techniques throughout the project’s life, from start to completion.

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Regulatory Updates

EPA Issues Regulations for Oil and Natural Gas Sector Tank Emissions

April 30, 2024

Storage Vessel or Tank Battery Operators Must Reduce Emissions by 95%.

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U.S. EPA and Army Corps of Engineers to Develop Revised Rule to Define “Waters of the United States”

August 8, 2023

The US EPA and Army Corps of Engineering are redefining “Waters of the United States”.

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Proposed Coal Combustion Residuals Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments Rule – Status of Public Comments

July 31, 2023

TRC has submitted public comments related to EPA’s proposed compliance timeline and schedule.

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Environmental Site Assessments for Forest and Rural Properties

July 25, 2023

Key considerations for leveraging ASTM E2247 vs. E1527

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Understanding Microplastics in Sediments

July 21, 2023

The accumulation of plastic pollution in the environment has rapidly increased in recent decades. Microplastics (MP) are very small pieces of plastic that come from a variety of sources.

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The Art of Industrial Hygiene Communication

June 21, 2023

Understanding your own personal communication style and being aware of key best practices can help industrial hygiene professionals achieve better outcomes for their clients and advance their career development.

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EPA Issues Clarification of Free Product Removal Requirements

June 20, 2023

EPA recently clarified requirements for LNAPL recovery and remediation.

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How to Succeed with Outsourced Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Support

February 1, 2022

Many organizations struggle to keep up with today’s EHS requirements. EHS support services can go a long way toward staying in compliance. Learn more.

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EPA Adds First New Hazardous Air Pollutant Since 1990

January 14, 2022

EPA finalized a rule to add 1-bromopropane to the federal list of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) on December 22, 2022.

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EPA Finalizes TRI Reporting Requirements for Natural Gas Processing Facilities

December 7, 2021

EPA finalized rule to add natural gas extraction and/or processing plants to Toxics Release Inventory reporting requirements

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Need help collecting PFAS samples for NJDEP deadline December 15?

October 7, 2021

NJDES Category B or L Industrial Permit holders – If you haven’t obtained your first PFAS sample yet, time is running out. All New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJDES) Category B or L Industrial Permit holders are required by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Projection (NJDEP) to collect two representative effluent samples, taken 30 days apart, to be analyzed for PFAS by an approved laboratory and submitted to them by December 15, 2021.

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EPA Solicits Comments on PFAS Discharges in Five Point Source Categories

September 23, 2021

EPA solicits comments in five point source categories (PSCs) in the manufacture, use, treatment and discharge of PFAS.

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Screening ESG Risks in Autonomous Robotics Investments

September 9, 2021

Environmental, social & governance (ESG) issues are important considerations with autonomous robotics due to potential reputational risks.

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2021 EPA TRI Reporting Requirements for Natural Gas Processing Facilities

July 12, 2021

Indication EPA finalizing a rule to add natural gas extraction or processing plants to EPCRA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting.

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Controlling volatile organic emissions from RCRA hazardous waste activities

May 14, 2021

EPA identifies National Compliance Initiative FY2020-2023 for reducing hazardous air emissions from hazardous waste facilities.

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The View on Climate Change has Changed in Washington

March 1, 2021

The Biden Administration signals both a renewed and accelerated focus on climate change.

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Ecological Risk of PFAS from AFFF-Impacted Sites

June 30, 2020

The facts on evaluating exposure to wildlife

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TRC’s Reporting Tool Can Help Identify New PFAS under the TRI

May 19, 2020

While utilities often work in technical silos, NERC auditors are trained to cross check compliance evidence and data between interrelated standards.

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INGAA Foundation Elects TRC’s Lauren O’Donnell as Chair

February 5, 2020

The board of directors of the INGAA Foundation elected Lauren O’Donnell as its chair for a one-year term.

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Why Does Soil Resistivity Testing Matter for Cathodic Protection Design?

January 16, 2020

Why Does Soil Resistivity Testing Matter for Cathodic Protection Design?

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TRC Recognized for Removing Lead Contamination from Mill River in Fairfield, Connecticut

March 7, 2018

LOWELL, Mass. – TRC, a leader in engineering, environmental consulting and construction-management services, has been awarded a pair of awards from the Environmental Business Journal – one for business achievement and the other for an innovative remediation project to remove lead sediment from the Mill River in Fairfield, Conn.