For Immediate Release                                                                                                       NEWS Contact: Mr. Adam Underwood                                                                                  Telephone: 919-459-5264 Email: aunderwood@ei1.com Emily Paget of The EI Group Becomes Certified Environmental Scientist August 19, 2009 Research Triangle Park, NC - The EI Group, Inc. (EI) is pleased to announce that Project Manager, Emily Paget, became a Certified Environmental Scientist this week.  Ms. Paget passed the National Registry of Environmental Professionals (NREP) CES exam, which establishes a person's understanding of the basic principles of environmental science, including: chemistry, physics, earth science, biology, meteorology, zoology and environmental health. NREP recognizes that continuing education, certification, and recognition are all essential to keeping the professionals who help understand and study the environment in a position where they can do the most good.   Michael Walker, Director of Energy & Environmental Engineering Services, for The EI Group remarked, “We are so very proud of Emily for this accomplishment.  It is a tremendous step in her career and will allow The EI Group to provide a higher level of professionalism and flexibility to our clients in the environmental due diligence market. ”  About The EI Group, Inc. - The EI Group was founded in 1988 as an environmental, health and safety consulting firm dedicated to providing quality, cost-effective consulting, training and engineering services to municipalities, utilities, manufacturing, government, banking, legal and commercial real estate clients nationwide.  EI, a privately owned company, employs approximately one hundred (100) professionals and is headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina, with branch offices in Charlotte and Wilmington, North Carolina; Richmond and Roanoke, Virginia; Greenville, South Carolina; Louisville, Kentucky; and Dallas, Texas. For more information on The EI Group’s capabilities in the environmental due diligence field, please contact Adam Underwood, aunderwood@ei1.com or 919.459.5264. *          *          *          *          * 2101 Gateway Centre Boulevard      Suite 200      Morrisville      North Carolina      27560      800.717.3472