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Emergency Generator Compliance in Philadelphia (May to September)
Facilities in Philadelphia that operate emergency generators or fire pumps are subject to specific regulatory requirements between May and September. This is because Air Management Services (AMS) has guidelines to help reduce pollutants during the summer months when hot and sunny conditions cause emissions to form ground-level ozone that makes outdoor air unhealthy to breathe. These summer months are sometimes called “Ozone Season”. To reduce these impacts and help protect o
Hannah Fried-Petersen
Oct 92 min read
Important Dates for Air Permits in Pennsylvania
NOTE: These important dates apply to facilities that operate generators, boilers, fire pumps and other common combustion sources. EES...
Tom Petersen
Jun 14, 20242 min read
Emission Factors for Combustion Sources (Boilers and Generators)
So you know how much fuel your boiler used this month, but how do you know how much emissions it produced? The answer is the emission...
Tom Petersen
May 6, 20241 min read
PADEP Annual Emission Statement Statuses and What They Mean
Any facility with a Title V or synthetic minor air permit is required to submit an Annual Emission Statement (AES) by March 1st. This is...
Tom Petersen
Apr 17, 20241 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...
Tom Petersen
Oct 11, 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...
Tom Petersen
May 5, 20233 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:...
Tom Petersen
Nov 16, 20222 min read
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...
Tom Petersen
Sep 23, 20222 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...
Tom Petersen
Sep 6, 20223 min read
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...
Tom Petersen
Mar 24, 20222 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...
Tom Petersen
Feb 9, 20223 min read
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....
Tom Petersen
Nov 3, 20211 min read
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),...
Tom Petersen
Oct 5, 20211 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...
Daniel Petersen
Nov 2, 20172 min read
EPA Announces New Grant Funding to Reduce Diesel Engine Emissions
Boston Medical Center is on pace to become the first hospital in New England to go carbon neutral upon completion of its building...
Andrew Rohrman
May 12, 20172 min read
New Study Shows Better Air Quality Helps Lungs Grow
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine earlier this month found that long-term improvements in air quality are...
Allison Stalker
Mar 17, 20152 min read
Air Quality and Fracking
There is mounting evidence that hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") has significant, unintended, negative environmental impacts. In a...
Tom Petersen
Nov 5, 20143 min read
EPA Releases Second Urban Air Toxics Report
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final of two reports required by the Clean Air Act to inform Congress of its...
Allison Stalker
Sep 3, 20142 min read
Air Pollutants Decline and Total Toxic Chemicals Increase in 2011
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a news release on January 16 that described the results of the 2011 Toxic Release...
Allison Stalker
Jan 22, 20132 min read
Good Indoor Air Quality Is More Important Than You Think
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Global Indoor Health Network (GIHN) have recently estimated that 50 percent of...
Josh Shkrab
May 17, 20122 min read
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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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