UIC splits spill and cleanup work into a new company led by Trevor Crosby

UIC Commercial Services announced Thursday that it has created UIC Environmental Solutions, a new company for contaminated-site cleanup and spill prevention and response, and promoted Trevor Crosby to general manager.

UIC Commercial Services groups several subsidiaries of Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation, which crossed $1 billion in annual revenue in 2025 for the first time in its 53 years.

The new company's environmental scientists and project managers developed its service lines while working at sister company UMIAQ Environmental. UMIAQ Environmental will now focus solely on permitting, NEPA documentation, GIS analysis and mapping, and community engagement, according to the announcement.

On contaminated sites, the team assesses and cleans up affected sites: it identifies the problems, designs solutions that meet regulations, samples soil and groundwater and monitors cleanup through completion.

For spills, the company helps clients prepare for, respond to and recover from incidents. That includes writing emergency plans, training local response teams and giving immediate support when incidents happen. Its clients include local governments, village and regional organizations, facility operators and federal agencies across Alaska.

Crosby joined UIC in 2019 and built much of the service line's foundation, according to the announcement. He was most recently director of operations for UMIAQ Environmental and has 18 years of geotechnical and environmental experience.

"At the end of the day, it's not just about the project. It's about helping create safe, healthy places for people and families to call home," Crosby said in the release.

He holds a bachelor's degree in geology and a master's degree in environmental science from the University of Idaho.