AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JANUARY 14, 1999
                                                    REGISTRATION NO. 333-_______
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                             ----------------------

                                    FORM S-8
             REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                  EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

      DELAWARE                                        52-0991911
(State or Other Jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)                
No.)

                              11019 McCORMICK ROAD
                           HUNT VALLEY, MARYLAND 21031
          (Address, including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)

                  1995 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN
                            (Full Title of the Plan)

                             DONALD A. DEIESO, Ph.D.
                      PRESIDENT and CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                  EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                              11019 McCORMICK ROAD
                           HUNT VALLEY, MARYLAND 21031
                                 (410) 584-7000
            (Name, Address, including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
                   including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
                             ----------------------

                                 With a copy to:
                               JOSEPH LUNIN, ESQ.
                          PITNEY, HARDIN, KIPP & SZUCH
                                  P.O. BOX 1945
                          MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY 07962
                                 (973) 966-6300

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

============================= ====================== ======================= ====================== ======================
          Title of                   Amount             Proposed Maximum       Proposed Maximum           Amount of
       Securities to                  to be              Offering Price            Aggregate            Registration
       be Registered            Registered(1)(2)          Per Share(3)          Offering Price               Fee
============================= ====================== ======================= ====================== ======================

   <S>                               <C>                     <C>                    <C>                     <C>          
       Common Stock,                 50,000                  $1.375                 $68,750                 $100
      $0.01 Par Value

   Total Registration Fee                                                                                   $100
----------------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------

</TABLE>

    (1)  Does not  include  30,000  shares  of Common  Stock  that may be issued
         pursuant  to the 1995  Non-Employee  Director  Stock  Option  Plan (the
         "Plan"), that were previously  registered under Registration  Statement
         on Form S-8, filed on April 15, 1998 (No. 333-50147).

    (2)  In  addition,  pursuant to Rule 416 under the  Securities  Act of 1933,
         this Registration  Statement also relates to an indeterminate number of
         shares of Common  Stock that may be issued  pursuant  to  anti-dilution
         provisions contained in the Plan.

    (3)  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the  registration  fee.
         Such estimate has been computed in accordance  with Rule  457(h)(1) and
         Rule  457(c)   based  on  the  average  high  and  low  prices  of  the
         Registrant's  Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on
         January 11, 1999.

<PAGE>


                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                            FOR ADDITIONAL SECURITIES
                                   ON FORM S-8

                           INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

         This Registration  Statement on Form S-8 is being filed for the purpose
of  registering  an additional  50,000 shares of Common Stock that may be issued
under the 1995 Non-Employee  Director Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") as a result
of an  increase  in the  number of shares  that may be  offered  under the Plan.
30,000 shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan were  previously
registered under Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on April 15, 1998 (No.
333-50147).  Registration  Statement  on Form S-8 filed on April  15,  1998 (No.
333-50147) is incorporated by reference herein pursuant to General Instruction E
to Form S-8.


<PAGE>



                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all  the  requirements  for  filing  on  Form  S-8  and  has  duly  caused  this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,  thereunto
duly authorized, in Hunt Valley, Maryland, on this 14th day of January, 1999.

                               EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                               (The Registrant)

                                        DONALD A. DEIESO
                               By:      ____________________________________
                                        Donald A. Deieso, Ph.D.
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that each  individual  whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Loren D. Jensen,  Ph.D. and Donald
A. Deiseo,  Ph.D., and each of them, his true and lawful  attorneys-in-fact  and
agents, with full power of substitution for him and in his name, place and stead
in any and all capacities,  to sign any and all amendments to this  Registration
Statement (including post-effective  amendments),  and to file the same with all
exhibits  thereto  and  other  documents  in  connection  therewith,   with  the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  granting unto said  attorneys-in-fact  and
agents,  and each of them,  full power and  authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection  therewith,
as fully to all intents and  purposes as he might or could do in person,  hereby
ratifying  and  confirming  what  said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents  or their
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this  Registration  Statement has been signed below by the following  persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


            Signature                                    Title                                 Date

   <S>                                 <C>                                                <C>  

   LOREN D. JENSEN
   --------------------------
   Loren D. Jensen, Ph.D.              Chairman of the Board of Directors                 January 14, 1999

   DONALD A. DEIESO
   --------------------------
   Donald A. Deieso, Ph.D.             President, Chief Executive Officer                 January 14, 1999
                                                and Director

   BARBARA L. POSNER
   --------------------------
   Barbara L. Posner                  Senior Vice President, Finance and                  January 14, 1999
                                   Administration (principal financial officer)

   EDMUND J. CASHMAN, JR.
   --------------------------
   Edmund J. Cashman, Jr.                       Director                                  January 14, 1999

   RUDOLPH P. LAMONE
   --------------------------
   Rudolph P. Lamone, Ph.D.                     Director                                  January 14, 1999

   CLEAVELAND D. MILLER
   --------------------------
   Cleaveland D. Miller, Esq.                   Director                                  January 14, 1999

   GEORGE G. RADCLIFFE
   --------------------------
   George G. Radcliffe                          Director                                  January 14, 1999

</TABLE>

<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Plan  administrators  have duly caused  this  Registration  Statement  to be
signed on  behalf  of the  Plan,  thereunto  duly  authorized,  in Hunt  Valley,
Maryland, on this 14th day of January, 1999.

                                EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                                1995 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN
                                (The Plan)

                                     MEREDITH N. CONKLIN
                                By:  __________________________________________
                                     Meredith N. Conklin, V.P. Human Resources,
                                     as Plan Administrator




<PAGE>


                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

   Exhibit No.       Description

        5            Opinion of Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch, as to the legality
                     of the securities being registered.

        23(a)        Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

        23(b)        Consent  of  Pitney,  Hardin,  Kipp &  Szuch  (included  in
                     Exhibit 5 hereto).

        24           Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto).

        99           1995 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.
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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JANUARY 14, 1999
                                                    REGISTRATION NO. 333-_______
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                             ----------------------

                                    FORM S-8
             REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                  EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

      DELAWARE                                        52-0991911
(State or Other Jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)                
No.)

                              11019 McCORMICK ROAD
                           HUNT VALLEY, MARYLAND 21031
          (Address, including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)

                  1995 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN
                            (Full Title of the Plan)

                             DONALD A. DEIESO, Ph.D.
                      PRESIDENT and CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                  EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                              11019 McCORMICK ROAD
                           HUNT VALLEY, MARYLAND 21031
                                 (410) 584-7000
            (Name, Address, including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
                   including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
                             ----------------------

                                 With a copy to:
                               JOSEPH LUNIN, ESQ.
                          PITNEY, HARDIN, KIPP & SZUCH
                                  P.O. BOX 1945
                          MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY 07962
                                 (973) 966-6300
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

============================= ====================== ======================= ====================== ======================
          Title of                   Amount             Proposed Maximum       Proposed Maximum           Amount of
       Securities to                  to be              Offering Price            Aggregate            Registration
       be Registered            Registered(1)(2)          Per Share(3)          Offering Price               Fee
============================= ====================== ======================= ====================== ======================
Common Stock,                 50,000                  $1.375                 $68,750                 $100
      $0.01 Par Value

   Total Registration Fee                                                                                   $100
----------------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
(1)  Does not  include  30,000  shares  of Common  Stock  that may be issued
         pursuant  to the 1995  Non-Employee  Director  Stock  Option  Plan (the
         "Plan"), that were previously  registered under Registration  Statement
         on Form S-8, filed on April 15, 1998 (No. 333-50147).

    (2)  In  addition,  pursuant to Rule 416 under the  Securities  Act of 1933,
         this Registration  Statement also relates to an indeterminate number of
         shares of Common  Stock that may be issued  pursuant  to  anti-dilution
         provisions contained in the Plan.

    (3)  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the  registration  fee.
         Such estimate has been computed in accordance  with Rule  457(h)(1) and
         Rule  457(c)   based  on  the  average  high  and  low  prices  of  the
         Registrant's  Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on
         January 11, 1999.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                            FOR ADDITIONAL SECURITIES
                                   ON FORM S-8

                           INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

         This Registration  Statement on Form S-8 is being filed for the purpose
of  registering  an additional  50,000 shares of Common Stock that may be issued
under the 1995 Non-Employee  Director Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") as a result
of an  increase  in the  number of shares  that may be  offered  under the Plan.
30,000 shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan were  previously
registered under Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on April 15, 1998 (No.
333-50147).  Registration  Statement  on Form S-8 filed on April  15,  1998 (No.
333-50147) is incorporated by reference herein pursuant to General Instruction E
to Form S-8.
SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all  the  requirements  for  filing  on  Form  S-8  and  has  duly  caused  this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,  thereunto
duly authorized, in Hunt Valley, Maryland, on this 14th day of January, 1999.

                               EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                               (The Registrant)

                                        DONALD A. DEIESO
                               By:      ____________________________________
                                        Donald A. Deieso, Ph.D.
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,  that each  individual  whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Loren D. Jensen,  Ph.D. and Donald
A. Deiseo,  Ph.D., and each of them, his true and lawful  attorneys-in-fact  and
agents, with full power of substitution for him and in his name, place and stead
in any and all capacities,  to sign any and all amendments to this  Registration
Statement (including post-effective  amendments),  and to file the same with all
exhibits  thereto  and  other  documents  in  connection  therewith,   with  the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  granting unto said  attorneys-in-fact  and
agents,  and each of them,  full power and  authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection  therewith,
as fully to all intents and  purposes as he might or could do in person,  hereby
ratifying  and  confirming  what  said  attorneys-in-fact  and  agents  or their
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this  Registration  Statement has been signed below by the following  persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature                                    Title                                 Date
LOREN D. JENSEN
   --------------------------
   Loren D. Jensen, Ph.D.              Chairman of the Board of Directors                 January 14, 1999

   DONALD A. DEIESO
   --------------------------
   Donald A. Deieso, Ph.D.             President, Chief Executive Officer                 January 14, 1999
                                                and Director

   BARBARA L. POSNER
   --------------------------
   Barbara L. Posner                  Senior Vice President, Finance and                  January 14, 1999
                                   Administration (principal financial officer)

   EDMUND J. CASHMAN, JR.
   --------------------------
   Edmund J. Cashman, Jr.                       Director                                  January 14, 1999

   RUDOLPH P. LAMONE
   --------------------------
   Rudolph P. Lamone, Ph.D.                     Director                                  January 14, 1999

   CLEAVELAND D. MILLER
   --------------------------
   Cleaveland D. Miller, Esq.                   Director                                  January 14, 1999

   GEORGE G. RADCLIFFE
   --------------------------
   George G. Radcliffe                          Director                                  January 14, 1999
SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Plan  administrators  have duly caused  this  Registration  Statement  to be
signed on  behalf  of the  Plan,  thereunto  duly  authorized,  in Hunt  Valley,
Maryland, on this 14th day of January, 1999.

                                EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                                1995 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN
                                (The Plan)

                                     MEREDITH N. CONKLIN
                                By:  __________________________________________
                                     Meredith N. Conklin, V.P. Human Resources,
                                     as Plan Administrator
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

   Exhibit No.       Description

        5            Opinion of Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch, as to the legality
                     of the securities being registered.

        23(a)        Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

        23(b)        Consent  of  Pitney,  Hardin,  Kipp &  Szuch  (included  in
                     Exhibit 5 hereto).

        24           Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto).

        99           1995 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.