Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine
Canadian trade/professional — technical industry publication, no partisan alignment
Background
Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine was founded in 1988 by Tom Davey and his son Steve Davey, with the concept first pitched at the WEFTEC'87 trade conference in Philadelphia in 1987. The first issue appeared in February 1988, with an inaugural editorial by Tom Davey titled 'Why Low-Bid Systems Are Bad for the Canadian Environment,' signaling a professional-advocacy orientation from the start. The magazine quickly established itself as Canada's primary trade publication covering water treatment, wastewater management, stormwater, and industrial/hazardous waste. Steve Davey assumed the role of president and has led editorial, operational, and marketing strategy, expanding the outlet to digital editions and its own conferences and trade shows. ES&E receives partial funding from Ontario Creates, a Crown agency of the Government of Ontario that supports the province's cultural media sector. The publication has won national and international recognition for its editorial content and reaches an audited professional readership. Because it is a Canadian industry trade journal rather than a general-interest or political news outlet, it does not maintain a discernible partisan stance toward U.S. administrations; its coverage of U.S. environmental policy changes — such as EPA deregulation under the Trump administration's second term — is reported in terms of technical and professional implications for the industry.
Sources
- About Us – Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine
- ES&E Magazine celebrates 35 years of publishing – Issuu
- Environmental Science and Engineering Magazine – LinkedIn
- Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine – eco-web.com
- Environmental Science and Engineering Magazine – Issuu profile
- Subscribe to Environmental Science and Engineering Magazine
Profile compiled 2026-08-10; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.