As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 1998
                                           REGISTRATION NO. 333- 129904A01121296

                       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
incorporation or  organization)                           Identification No.)

                              11019 McCormick Road
                           Hunt Valley, Maryland 21031
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    (Address, including zip code of registrant's principal executive offices)

                  EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                     AMENDED AND RESTATED 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 securities        Amount to be         Proposed maximum        Proposed maximum           Amount of
   to be registered           registered (1)       offering price        aggregate offering      registration fee2
                                                      per share (2)             price (2)
------------------------ ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------
<S>                         <C>                         <C>                    <C>                  <C> 
Common Stock, $.01                (1)                    (1)                    (1)                 $361.38
par value                   350,000 shares              $3.50                  $1,225,000           

------------------------ ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------
</TABLE>

--------

1.            This registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of
              interests to be offered or sold  pursuant to the employee  benefit
              plan  described  herein,  as well as an  indeterminate  number  of
              shares  of  Common   Stock  which  may  be   issuable   under  the
              antidilution and other adjustment provisions of such plan pursuant
              to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933.
                                                                               
2.            Estimated in accordance  with Rule 457(h) solely for purposes of
              calculating the registration fee and based upon the average of the
              high  and low  sale  prices  of the  Common  Stock  on the  Nasdaq
              National  Market on April 9, 1998, as reported in the Wall Street
              Journal.


<PAGE>


ITEM 3  Documents Incorporated By Reference

         Pursuant  to Part II,  Item 3 of the  Instructions  for Form  S-8,  the
entire contents of the prior Registration Statements,  filed with the Commission
on Form S-8 (File  Nos.  33-60880  and  333-0657),  are  incorporated  herein by
reference.  The prior  Registration  Statements  may be  incorporated  herein by
reference because this current Registration  Statement involves the registration
of additional securities of the same class as the securities for which the prior
Registration Statements were filed. This current Registration Statement is being
filed  with the  Commission  for the sole  purpose of  increasing  the number of
shares of Common Stock of EA  Engineering,  Science and  Technology,  Inc. to be
offered under its Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan.

ITEM 8  Exhibits

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

         10     EA  Engineering,  Science,  and  Technology,  Inc.  Amended  and
                Restated  Stock  Option Plan  (incorporated  by reference to the
                Registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-K, File No. 0-15587 filed
                on November 22, 1995)

         23(a)  Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP

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

         26(a)  Registration   Statement   on  Form  S-8  (File  No.   33-60880)
                (incorporated  by  reference  to the  Registrant's  Registration
                Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-60880))

         26(b)  Registration   Statement   on  Form  S-8  (File  No.   333-0657)
                (incorporated  by  reference  to the  Registrant's  Registration
                Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-0657))


<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant  to  the  requirement  of the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  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 April 15, 1998.

                             EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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

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


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                  Signature                                     Title                              Date
                  ---------                                     -----                              ----
<S>                                            <C>                                            <C>


LOREN D. JENSEN
-------------------------------------------      Chairman of the Board of Directors            April 15, 1998
Loren D. Jensen, Ph.D.


DONALD A. DEIESO
-------------------------------------------      President, Chief Executive Officer            April 15, 1998
Donald A. Deieso, Ph.D.                                     and Director


BARBARA L. POSNER                                Senior Vice President, Finance and
-------------------------------------------     Administration (principal financial            April 15, 1998
Barbara L. Posner                                             officer)


EDMUND J. CASHMAN, JR.
-------------------------------------------                   Director                         April 15, 1998
Edmund J. Cashman, Jr.


RUDOLPH P. LAMONE
-------------------------------------------                   Director                         April 15, 1998
Rudolph P. Lamone, Ph.D.


CLEAVELAND D. MILLER
-------------------------------------------                   Director                         April 15, 1998
Cleaveland D. Miller, Esq.


GEORGE C. RADCLIFFE
-------------------------------------------                   Director                         April 15, 1998
George G. Radcliffe

</TABLE>

<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities Act of 1933, the Plan
administrators  have duly caused  this  Registration  Statement  to be signed on
behalf  of the  Plan by the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly  authorized,  in Hunt
Valley, Maryland on April 15, 1998.



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


                 By: MEREDITH M. CONKLIN
                     -----------------------------------------------------------
                     Meredith M. Conklin, V.P. Human Resources, 
                      as Plan Administrator


<PAGE>


                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


        Exhibit 5

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

        Exhibit 10

              EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc. Amended and Restated
              Stock Option Plan  (incorporated  by reference to the Registrant's
              Annual Report on Form 10-K, File No. 0-15587 filed on November 22,
              1995)

        Exhibit 23(a)

              Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP

        Exhibit 23(b)

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

        Exhibit 26(a)

              Registration   Statement   on  Form  S-8   (File   No.   33-60880)
              (incorporated  by  reference  to  the  Registrant's   Registration
              Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-60880))

        Exhibit 26(b)

              Registration   Statement   on  Form  S-8   (File   No.   333-0657)
              (incorporated  by  reference  to  the  Registrant's   Registration
              Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-0657))
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 1998
                                           REGISTRATION NO. 333- 129904A01121296

                       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
incorporation or  organization)                           Identification No.)

                              11019 McCormick Road
                           Hunt Valley, Maryland 21031
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    (Address, including zip code of registrant's principal executive offices)

                  EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                     AMENDED AND RESTATED 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 securities        Amount to be         Proposed maximum        Proposed maximum           Amount of
   to be registered           registered (1)       offering price        aggregate offering      registration fee2
                                                      per share (2)             price (2)
------------------------ ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------
Common Stock, $.01                (1)                    (1)                    (1)                 $361.38
par value                   350,000 shares              $3.50                  $1,225,000           

------------------------ ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------
--------

1.            This registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of
              interests to be offered or sold  pursuant to the employee  benefit
              plan  described  herein,  as well as an  indeterminate  number  of
              shares  of  Common   Stock  which  may  be   issuable   under  the
              antidilution and other adjustment provisions of such plan pursuant
              to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933.
                                                                               
2.            Estimated in accordance  with Rule 457(h) solely for purposes of
              calculating the registration fee and based upon the average of the
              high  and low  sale  prices  of the  Common  Stock  on the  Nasdaq
              National  Market on April 9, 1998, as reported in the Wall Street
              Journal.
ITEM 3  Documents Incorporated By Reference

         Pursuant  to Part II,  Item 3 of the  Instructions  for Form  S-8,  the
entire contents of the prior Registration Statements,  filed with the Commission
on Form S-8 (File  Nos.  33-60880  and  333-0657),  are  incorporated  herein by
reference.  The prior  Registration  Statements  may be  incorporated  herein by
reference because this current Registration  Statement involves the registration
of additional securities of the same class as the securities for which the prior
Registration Statements were filed. This current Registration Statement is being
filed  with the  Commission  for the sole  purpose of  increasing  the number of
shares of Common Stock of EA  Engineering,  Science and  Technology,  Inc. to be
offered under its Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan.

ITEM 8  Exhibits

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

         10     EA  Engineering,  Science,  and  Technology,  Inc.  Amended  and
                Restated  Stock  Option Plan  (incorporated  by reference to the
                Registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-K, File No. 0-15587 filed
                on November 22, 1995)

         23(a)  Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP

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

         26(a)  Registration   Statement   on  Form  S-8  (File  No.   33-60880)
                (incorporated  by  reference  to the  Registrant's  Registration
                Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-60880))

         26(b)  Registration   Statement   on  Form  S-8  (File  No.   333-0657)
                (incorporated  by  reference  to the  Registrant's  Registration
                Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-0657))
SIGNATURES

         Pursuant  to  the  requirement  of the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  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 April 15, 1998.

                             EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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

         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons  in  the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature                                     Title                              Date
                  ---------                                     -----                              ----
LOREN D. JENSEN
-------------------------------------------      Chairman of the Board of Directors            April 15, 1998
Loren D. Jensen, Ph.D.

DONALD A. DEIESO
-------------------------------------------      President, Chief Executive Officer            April 15, 1998
Donald A. Deieso, Ph.D.                                     and Director

BARBARA L. POSNER                                Senior Vice President, Finance and
-------------------------------------------     Administration (principal financial            April 15, 1998
Barbara L. Posner                                             officer)

EDMUND J. CASHMAN, JR.
-------------------------------------------                   Director                         April 15, 1998
Edmund J. Cashman, Jr.

RUDOLPH P. LAMONE
-------------------------------------------                   Director                         April 15, 1998
Rudolph P. Lamone, Ph.D.

CLEAVELAND D. MILLER
-------------------------------------------                   Director                         April 15, 1998
Cleaveland D. Miller, Esq.

GEORGE C. RADCLIFFE
-------------------------------------------                   Director                         April 15, 1998
George G. Radcliffe
SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities Act of 1933, the Plan
administrators  have duly caused  this  Registration  Statement  to be signed on
behalf  of the  Plan by the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly  authorized,  in Hunt
Valley, Maryland on April 15, 1998.

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

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

        Exhibit 5

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

        Exhibit 10

              EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc. Amended and Restated
              Stock Option Plan  (incorporated  by reference to the Registrant's
              Annual Report on Form 10-K, File No. 0-15587 filed on November 22,
              1995)

        Exhibit 23(a)

              Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP

        Exhibit 23(b)

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

        Exhibit 26(a)

              Registration   Statement   on  Form  S-8   (File   No.   33-60880)
              (incorporated  by  reference  to  the  Registrant's   Registration
              Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-60880))

        Exhibit 26(b)

              Registration   Statement   on  Form  S-8   (File   No.   333-0657)
              (incorporated  by  reference  to  the  Registrant's   Registration
              Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-0657))