How Hospital Leaders Should Prepare for EHS-Related Regulations
The changing climate is presenting issues that hospital leaders will need to tackle — today and in coming years. Community education...
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Tom Petersen
- May 5
- 3 min
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
- 5 min
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
- Dec 22, 2022
- 2 min
Industrial Stormwater Permitting in Pennsylvania: Important New Changes
UPDATE - On December 24, 2022, the PADEP published a notice in The PA Bulletin that notified the regulated public that the new National...
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Tom Petersen
- Nov 16, 2022
- 2 min
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 23, 2022
- 2 min
The Inflation Reduction Act: What Facilities Managers Need to Know
When the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into federal law by President Biden on August 16th, it became one of the most impactful...
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Tom Petersen
- Sep 6, 2022
- 3 min
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
- May 2, 2022
- 4 min
An Overview of OSHA Regulations for 2022
On March 16th, Tom Petersen and Jay Dimler (President of JWD Associates) presented a webinar on 2022 OSHA regulations. Below is a summary...
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Tom Petersen
- Mar 24, 2022
- 2 min
The Need for Robust Environmental, Health and Safety Strategies in Higher Education
The two-year pandemic has forced education institutions to take a close look, revamp and then revamp again their Environmental, Health...
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Tom Petersen
- Feb 9, 2022
- 3 min
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
- Nov 22, 2021
- 2 min
At COP26, Countries Commit to Build Climate Resilient and Sustainable Health Systems
Announced on November 9, 2021, at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26), 50 countries (including the United States) have...
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Tom Petersen
- Nov 3, 2021
- 1 min
EPA's 2020-2023 National Compliance Initiatives
Every three years, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chooses areas to focus its enforcement and compliance resources on....
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Tom Petersen
- Oct 5, 2021
- 1 min
EPA Announces New Rule on HFCs
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new rule to sharply limit domestic production and use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs),...
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Tom Petersen
- Sep 14, 2021
- 4 min
CleanMed Connect 2021: Resilience, Renewable Energy, and Decarbonization
In May, I attended CleanMed Connect 2021 — an annual conference presented by Practice Greenhealth and Health Care Without Harm. CleanMed...
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Tom Petersen
- Aug 4, 2021
- 2 min
The Office of Sustainability Launches a New Program for Philadelphia
Have you heard about Philadelphia’s Building Energy Performance Program (BEPP)? If you occupy a non-residential — commercial or...
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Tom Petersen
- Jul 8, 2021
- 2 min
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
- Oct 22, 2020
- 3 min
Energy Star Certification - You Can't Manage What You Can't Measure
Have you ever seen those shiny blue plaques hanging near the lobby or entryway to an office building, hospital, or other commercial...
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Daniel Petersen
- Jul 17, 2018
- 2 min
One Social Approach to Sustainability
The founder of Solar States, a Best for The World B-Corporation right here in Philadelphia, engages his employees by asking their input...
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Tom Petersen
- Jun 5, 2018
- 1 min
EES Participates in CleanMed Conference on Healthcare Sustainability
Building a sustainable Supply Chain that focuses on green products and their inherent benefits to facility employees and patients as well...
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Daniel Petersen
- Apr 10, 2018
- 2 min
Energy Benchmarking - A Snapshot of Philadelphia's Sustainability
Did you know that the City of Philadelphia requires annual energy benchmarking for large non-residential buildings? Philadelphia’s city...
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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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