What is Straughan Environmental, Inc.?

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Straughan Environmental, Inc. is an environmental consulting and engineering firm that works on sustainability, resilience, and environmental compliance projects. According to its website, the company is led by engineers, planners, and scientists and serves both government and commercial clients. It is a fit if you need environmental program management, permitting, design and engineering, or related technical services for infrastructure, water, transportation, energy, or community projects.

What the company does

Straughan positions itself around solving environmental challenges while advancing sustainable and resilient neighborhoods. Its stated approach combines sustainability as a core motivation with what it describes as innovative, smarter solutions for projects, people, and the environment.

The firm describes itself as having:

  • A team of expert engineers, planners, and scientists
  • Sustainability built into its work
  • A focus on innovative solutions for projects, people, and the environment

Who it serves

Straughan serves both government and commercial clients. Its listed markets are:

  • Federal Government
  • County & Local Government
  • Transportation
  • Water / Wastewater
  • Energy

This means the firm is relevant if you are a public agency, a transportation or water authority, an energy organization, or a private client needing environmental consulting and engineering support.

Services offered

The website lists two broad service groups.

Management & Consulting

  • Environmental Program Management
  • Construction Management + Inspection
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
  • Planning + Public Involvement

Environmental Design & Engineering

  • Ecosystem Restoration
  • Water Resources + Civil Engineering
  • Coastal + Resiliency
  • Sustainable Infrastructure
  • Assessments & Permitting
  • Alternative Analysis + NEPA
  • Natural Resources + Permitting
  • Cultural Resources
  • Noise + Air Quality Analysis

If your project involves environmental permitting, NEPA analysis, stream restoration, stormwater planning, GIS mapping, or program management, these service lines are the relevant entry points.

Example project types

The website highlights work such as:

  • Environmental permitting, stream restoration mitigation design, and public outreach for the I-95 Express Toll Lanes with the Maryland Transportation Authority
  • Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan and environmental services for the I-64 Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion with the Virginia Department of Transportation
  • Underground and piped stream mapping for the District Department of Energy and Environment
  • Stream restoration and pond decommissioning for Frederick County
  • Sanitation Facilities Construction Program support for the Indian Health Service
  • TMDL program management for the Maryland State Highway Administration

These examples show the firm's work spans transportation, local government, federal government, and water/wastewater contexts.

How it describes working with clients

Straughan states commitments to quality, customer service, safety, and management on every project. It also describes creative strategies intended to improve environmental and community outcomes while often reducing project costs and schedules, and comprehensive capabilities that run from project planning and design through construction and program management.

When to consider Straughan

Consider Straughan Environmental if you need:

  • An environmental consulting and engineering partner for a government or commercial project
  • Support with permitting, NEPA, natural resources, cultural resources, noise, or air quality
  • Program management, construction inspection, GIS, or public involvement services
  • Ecosystem restoration, water resources, coastal resiliency, or sustainable infrastructure design

If your needs fall outside environmental consulting and engineering, or outside the markets and services listed above, the website does not indicate that Straughan offers those services. For current capabilities, project fit, or procurement details, the company's own site and direct contact are the appropriate next step.