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DEP Accepting Applications for Watershed Protection Funding
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) announced on July 1st, 2011 that they will be accepting applications for...
Allison Stalker
Jul 5, 20112 min read
NASA to Improve Satellite Air Quality Monitoring
Starting June 27, two NASA research airplanes will work to improve the ability of satellites to accurately measure air quality from space....
Allison Stalker
Jul 1, 20112 min read
EPA Releases Regulation Review Plan
On January 18, 2011, the Obama administration issued Executive Order 13563 entitled “Improving Regulations and Regulatory Review”. As...
Allison Stalker
Jun 28, 20112 min read
Using Solar Power to Replace Clothes Dryers
A group of students from the Bourns College of Engineering at the University of California, Riverside along with members of Engineers...
Allison Stalker
Jun 24, 20112 min read
OSHA Regulations Unique to Hospitals
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provides regulations for all industries formulated to protect the employees. ...
Allison Stalker
Jun 21, 20112 min read
So Far, Statewide Energy Efficiency Programs Are Working
In 2004, 26 states created programs to save energy by developing long-term energy efficiency resource standards (EERS). These long-term...
Allison Stalker
Jun 17, 20112 min read
EPA Proposes Power Plant Emission Limits
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new emissions standards for power plants. These standards will limit emissions of...
Allison Stalker
Jun 14, 20112 min read
Green City, Clean Waters Plan Approved
The City of Philadelphia has received final approval on its $2 billion stormwater management plan, “Green City, Clean Waters”....
Allison Stalker
Jun 10, 20112 min read
Record Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2010
Carbon-dioxide emission levels are once again on the rise following a slight decrease in 2009. The International Energy Agency (IEA)...
Allison Stalker
Jun 7, 20112 min read
EPA Proposes to Grant a NJ Clean Air Act Petition
At the end of March, the EPA announced its proposal to grant a petition submitted by the New Jersey Department of Environmental...
Allison Stalker
Jun 3, 20112 min read
Air Pollution Concepts for Kids
One way to get people interested in the environment and its sustainability is to start young. This involves educating children on the...
Allison Stalker
May 31, 20112 min read
EPA Requests Information from Natural Gas Drillers
As the requirement for natural gas as an alternative fuel source increases, natural gas drilling operations are taking off, especially in...
Allison Stalker
May 27, 20112 min read
So, What Have We Done Lately?
EES continues our diverse project work for our clients. This Spring we are pursuing proposal opportunities for: A chemical company to...
Tom Petersen
May 24, 20111 min read
EPA Decision on Offshore Drilling
Americans from coast to coast are suffering as a result of rising fuel prices, and with the summer months fast approaching, some estimate...
Heather Cummings
May 20, 20111 min read
Energy Efficiency Projects Save AT&T Millions
EES has posted a number of blogs regarding sustainability initiatives, and how quickly they can improve a company’s bottom line. Last...
Heather Cummings
May 17, 20111 min read
OSHA and Job Creation
The Workforce Protections Subcommittee of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce recently held a hearing investigating OSHA’s...
Heather Cummings
May 13, 20112 min read
Philadelphia Air Pollution - Is Philadelphia Really That Polluted?
Following the release of Forbes’ 2011 Most Toxic Cities list many Philadelphians experienced a twinge of panic when the City of Brotherly...
Tom Petersen
May 10, 20111 min read
Key Industrial Material, Now Greener
Weijie Ji, Chak-Tong Au, and colleagues claim they discovered an environmentally friendly way to produce acrylic acid, which is used in...
Heather Cummings
May 6, 20111 min read
OSHA to Adopt New Hazardous Chemical Classification System
OSHA announced that by August of this year it will finalize a rule adopting the globally harmonized system (GHS) for the classification...
Heather Cummings
May 3, 20111 min read
EPA Requires Paperless Submissions
In a continued effort to increase transparency and decrease waste the EPA is now requiring all new chemical notices be submitted...
Heather Cummings
Apr 29, 20111 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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