The AARST offices will be closed June 7-8 for an in-person staff retreat in Hendersonville NC. Any requests or transactions anticipated for those dates should be submitted by 2PM on Monday June 6. Requests made June 7-8 will be cared for June 9-10. Thank you for your understanding and patience.

The retreat will provide staff with an opportunity to plan how to better address the ever-growing needs of the association, programs, members, NRPP-certified individuals, volunteers, and other stakeholders and especially focus on supporting implementation of AARST’s Strategic Plan. The team consists of four staff in NC and six others across GA, NH, MD, MN, and OH.

The 2022 symposium celebrates
GROWING OUR VOICE!

In just a few weeks, AARST will distribute a Draft Agenda, speaker features, sponsor blasts, exhibit hall floor plan and Early Bird tickets, so stay tuned. AARST has received more than thirty abstract proposals for session topics (a record number of submissions). The exhibit floor is selling fast: there are only sixteen more booths available – vendors, don’t delay!     Book your stay today in beautiful Bellevue on the Symposium website.

The 2022 American Radon Policy Campaign drive continues. We want to thank those stepping up to the call!

Your generous contribution for 2022 continues the very important work we do as an industry to continue to have experienced representation in Washington DC and state capitols across the US. It will help immeasurably to tell the story of radon risk and explain what actions can help reduce risk (and which ones increase risk).

Robin Royals, President, RC Royals & Associates, LLC

In banking, business management capabilities are measured by how a business performs in good and bad times. It is much harder to sustain consistent performance in challenging economic situations. We would analyze a spread of financial statements spanning a five- to six-year period to find the operating performance trend over an extended period. The hope was to see how management reacted to deliver consistent results under both circumstances. Can the company manage the expense line as well as the top line when revenue falls during more challenging economic times? MORE

David R. Gillay, Barnes & Thornburg LLP

This is the first in a series of three articles focusing on an unseen villain known as vapor intrusion to provide a look into key transactional considerations related to this environmental health hazard. Vapor intrusion (VI) is the migration of volatile chemicals from subsurface soil and groundwater into buildings. It shares many common characteristics with the intrusion of naturally occurring radon gas into buildings. This emerging contamination “pathway” presents significant challenges,  complicates property transactions and securing and maintaining regulatory closure of contaminated sites, and increases litigation and legal risks. VI issues are far-reaching and have affected thousands of sites across the country. Successfully dealing with VI issues requires a basic understanding of the complex science, rapidly changing regulatory landscapes at the state and federal levels, and evolving legal doctrines that may increase your liabilities. MORE

• Congratulations to Maryland! The AARST Board has voted to accept the petition to form a new Maryland Chapter. The officers are President Daisy Rezende, Secretary Michael Walther, and Treasurer David Leety. Welcome to AARST!
• New England AARST Chapter is conducting a two day radon conference June 16th and 17th, in Portsmouth, NH. Conference details and registration links are on the AARST Radon Events Calendar.

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