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Earth 911 – Recycling Resource
As climate change continues to be a serious problem that requires immediate attention, it is at times difficult to know how you as an...
Allison Stalker
Nov 13, 20122 min read
Climate Change and Hurricane Sandy
As we all know, Hurricane Sandy ripped through the eastern United States last week, wreaking havoc along the way. Estimates of the...
Allison Stalker
Nov 8, 20122 min read
Pennsylvania DEP Offers Green Grants
October 5, 2012 through October 26, 2012 the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) accepted applications for four...
Allison Stalker
Oct 30, 20121 min read
New Clean Water App
On October 18, 2012 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a new tool in the form of an app and website to “help people find...
Allison Stalker
Oct 23, 20122 min read
Eco-Health Relationship Browser
In late September, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the launch of the Eco-Health Relationship Browser to the public. ...
Allison Stalker
Oct 16, 20122 min read
The Great Barrier Reef Quickly Disappearing
The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) released a new study that reports that the Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its...
Allison Stalker
Oct 10, 20122 min read
Welcome to the EES Blog!
EES provides this blog on a diverse range of air quality, environmental engineering, health and safety, and sustainability-related...
Tom Petersen
Oct 3, 20121 min read
Exposure to Welding Fumes
The September 2012 issue of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) featured an article by Robert E. Brown Jr., CIH, CSP, CHMM on the...
Allison Stalker
Oct 2, 20122 min read
60 Potential Refrigerant Fluids Identified
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has identified 60 substances that may be useful as new refrigerant fluids. ...
Allison Stalker
Sep 25, 20122 min read
Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Monitoring
In October of 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule for the mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG)...
Allison Stalker
Sep 18, 20123 min read
U.S. and Canada Sign Newly Revised Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
On September 7, 2012 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator and Canada’s Minister of the Environment signed an...
Allison Stalker
Sep 11, 20122 min read
Fuel Efficiency Standards Finalized
The Obama Administration issued final standards regarding fuel efficiency on Tuesday. The groundbreaking standard will increase fuel...
Allison Stalker
Sep 4, 20122 min read
New Study Finds Significant Water Pollution Risks from Fracking
Scientists at Stony Brook University have determined that the disposal of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing is one of the largest...
Allison Stalker
Aug 28, 20122 min read
Laboratory Facility Closures
The following article was written by Frank Jankoski, an EES associate and guest author. Mr. Jankoski is the founder and President of...
Tom Petersen
Aug 21, 20122 min read
Border 2020 Environmental Agreement
On August 8, 2012 the Environmental Protection Agency’s Administrator and the Mexican Environment and Natural Resources Secretary signed...
Allison Stalker
Aug 14, 20122 min read
Final Air Regulations for Oil and Natural Gas Industry
In July of 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed its first air rules for the oil and natural gas industries. The...
Allison Stalker
Aug 7, 20122 min read
Proposed Standard for Carbon Pollution from Power Plants
In March of 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new carbon pollution standard for new power plants. It will be...
Allison Stalker
Jul 31, 20122 min read
Stricter Particle Pollution Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing stricter standards for particle pollutants. The announcement was made on June 14,...
Allison Stalker
Jul 24, 20122 min read
Treating Imports at Philadelphia's Ports
Guest columnist, Emma Fried-Cassorla, is a recent graduate from the University of Pennsylvania’s Master’s of Environmental Studies...
Tom Petersen
Jul 17, 20125 min read
Improving Solar Energy
While standard solar cells are good at generating electricity, they aren’t as good at generating heat. However, a researcher at Michigan...
Allison Stalker
Jul 10, 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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