Tom Petersen
Penn Medicine Signs Climate Pledge
EES client Penn Medicine announced last month that it has signed a national pledge promising to “significantly cut and, eventually,...
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Tom Petersen
Oct 11, 20233 min read
Comparing Philadelphia’s BEPP with National Energy Efficiency Programs
What are the similarities and differences between Philadelphia’s BEPP, EPA’s ENERGY STAR, and USGBC’s LEED programs? This blog post will...
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Tom Petersen
May 5, 20233 min read
Climate Pollution Reduction Grants: What to Monitor
The Inflation Reduction Act is driving rapid change and investment in the the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) space. Included...
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Tom Petersen
Jan 31, 20235 min read
Interview: Public Health and Climate Change with Gillian Capper of the APHA
Environmental and Engineering Solutions, Inc. recently sat down to talk with Gillian (Gill) Capper (she/her), Program Manager for the...
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Tom Petersen
Nov 16, 20222 min read
The New National Office of Environmental Justice: What to Monitor
On September 24th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the formation of a national Office of Environmental Justice:...
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Tom Petersen
Sep 6, 20223 min read
More Sustainable Healthcare Operations: Trends and Recommendations
The expectation for professionals in healthcare to “do no harm” is expanding beyond the care of patients and into the care of the environ...
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Tom Petersen
Feb 9, 20223 min read
Air Permit Basics
It’s been almost one year since Tom Petersen, President of EES, and Mark Huncik, EES Consultant, presented a webinar on Air Permit...
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Tom Petersen
Jul 8, 20212 min read
Taking Advantage of Financial Incentives to Go Green
Many of us want to do our part in creating a more environmentally sustainable future. Even though we know the long-term pay-off will be...
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Daniel Petersen
Nov 2, 20172 min read
Global Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach Record High
Global warming has been on the rise due to the increasing release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The main driver in global...
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Andrew Rohrman
Feb 22, 20171 min read
DEP Links Fracking to Seismic Disturbances
Last week, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection released an official report investigating seismic events in Lawrence...
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Allison Stalker
Jan 10, 20171 min read
NOAA Climate Change Report is Proven Accurate
Back in June of 2015, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published a study that updated the global temperature...
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Allison Stalker
Apr 19, 20162 min read
Latest U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report
Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the 21st annual Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks, more...
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Allison Stalker
Dec 9, 20152 min read
Health Systems Come Together at the Conference on Climate Change
Health system representatives from 16 countries have come together at the United Nation’s Conference on Climate Change in Paris this week...
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Allison Stalker
Nov 11, 20141 min read
EPA Releases Climate Plans on Preparing for Climate Change Impacts
Incorporating climate adaptation criteria in the Brownfields grants process to ensure cleanup actions taken by communities are effective...
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Tom Petersen
Aug 26, 20142 min read
Is the Federal Strategy to Cut Methane Emissions Sufficient?
In March 2014, the White House released its “Climate Action Plan – Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions.” The strategy involves new...
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Allison Stalker
Apr 1, 20142 min read
IPCC Releases Second Installment of Climate Report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the second installment of the fifth climate report in late March. The...
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Allison Stalker
Oct 30, 20132 min read
EPA Releases Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released greenhouse gas emissions data from large facilities last week. This is the third...
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Allison Stalker
Oct 22, 20132 min read
DEP Releases Climate Impacts Assessment
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) has released an updated Climate Impacts Assessment for the state of...
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Allison Stalker
Jul 9, 20132 min read
President Obama’s Climate Action Plan
Last week, President Obama announced the contents of his Climate Action Plan. The plan has been received both negatively and positively,...
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Allison Stalker
May 14, 20132 min read
Carbon Dioxide Levels Pass Bleak Milestone
For the first time in human history, the level of carbon dioxide has reached an average daily level of 400 parts per million (ppm), a...
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EES has been providing environmental health & safety consulting and engineering services for more than 25 years, serving healthcare, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, aerospace and higher education organizations across the United States and Canada.
President and Engineer Tom Petersen, P.E. has more than 36 years of environmental engineering, health & safety and process safety experience.
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