Blog Due Diligence Mythbusting: A Phase II ESA Will Kill Your Deal When a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment is recommended, it's not uncommon for buyers, lenders,…Alita BrooksJuly 29, 2026
Blog Redevelopment Ready: Another Long Beach Property Clears Methane Testing Clearing the Way for Construction As redevelopment continues across Long Beach, methane testing remains an…Alita BrooksJuly 22, 2026
Blog Acronym of the Month: ASTM Environmental Acronym of the Month ASTM Standards We talk a lot about ASTM standards in…Alita BrooksJuly 16, 2026
Blog Case Study: How Indoor Air Assessments Help Reduce Uncertainty in CRE Transactions Indoor Air Assessment Supports Transaction Confidence at Anaheim Industrial Property Background McAlister GeoScience was retained…Alita BrooksJune 3, 2026
Blog Case Study: Environmental Risk at Former Automotive and Fuel Properties Former Fuel Infrastructure and Vapor Risk: Understanding Subsurface Conditions at a Commercial Property in Monrovia,…Alita BrooksMay 28, 2026
Blog Case Study: Phase II ESA in Chatsworth, CA Former Waste Oil Storage Evaluated Through Phase II Environmental Assessment Chatsworth, California Background McAlister GeoScience…Alita BrooksMay 20, 2026
Blog Methane Testing Supporting Redevelopment in Long Beach Methane Testing Long Beach, CA Following up on our recent post discussing Long Beach’s methane…Alita BrooksMay 13, 2026
Blog Long Beach ADUs, Methane Testing, and Preparing for Future Development Long Beach ADUs, Methane Testing, and Preparing for Future Development As development activity continues across…Alita BrooksMay 7, 2026
Blog We’re Hiring- Seattle: Environmental Staff Professional(Entry-Level/Early Career) Environmental Staff Professional (Entry–Level / Early Career) McAlister GeoScience Seattle, Washington McAlister GeoScience is a…Alita BrooksMay 1, 2026
Blog We’re Hiring- SoCal: Environmental Project Manager / Business Development Lead McAlister GeoScience & Orswell & Kasman, Inc. Southern California McAlister GeoScience and Orswell & Kasman,…Alita BrooksMay 1, 2026
Blog Case Study: Phase II ESA Confirms Low Risk at Former Fuel Site Soil Vapor Assessment at Former Fuel Site Carpinteria, CA Background McAlister GeoScience conducted a Phase…Alita BrooksApril 24, 2026
Blog Case Study: Phase II Conducted in Long Beach, CA Phase II ESA Confirms No Soil Impacts at Former Manufacturing Site Long Beach, CA Background…Alita BrooksApril 15, 2026
Blog Case Study: Phase II Conducted in Pasadena CA Soil/Soil Vapor Sampling Pasadena, California Background McAlister GeoScience conducted a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment…Alita BrooksMarch 25, 2026
Blog How the OKI Database Saves Deals Time Through our recent merger with Orswell & Kasman, Inc. (OKI), McAlister GeoScience now utilizes OKI’s…Alita BrooksMarch 11, 2026
Blog Soil Sampling at Former Automotive Site Soil Sampling at Former Automotive Site Watsonville, California McAlister GeoScience supported a limited subsurface investigation…Alita BrooksMarch 6, 2026
Blog Case Study: Indoor Air & Soil Vapor Assessment- Los Angeles, CA Indoor Air & Soil Vapor Assessment Los Angeles, California Background In February 2026, McAlister GeoScience…Alita BrooksFebruary 23, 2026
Blog Newport Beach Evacuation Highlights Hidden Risks from Abandoned Oil Wells A methane gas leak beneath a Newport Beach home forced emergency evacuations earlier this month,…Alita BrooksDecember 15, 2025
Blog Altadena Testing Reveals Ongoing Lead & Asbestos Risks Post-Fire “Cleanup” Falls Short: Altadena Testing Reveals Ongoing Lead & Asbestos Risks A recent Los…Alita BrooksDecember 4, 2025
Blog Oregon’s Game-Changer for “Forever Chemicals”: Understanding DEQ-28-2025 On September 12, 2025, the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission adopted Administrative Order DEQ-28-2025, updating OAR…Alita BrooksNovember 3, 2025
Blog LA Times Feature Recently, I was recognized as a 2025 CRE Visionary in the Los Angeles Times. LA…David McAlisterOctober 20, 2025