Tim Whitehouse
Executive Director

Tim Whitehouse

Tim is PEER’s Executive Director, leveraging more than 30 years of experience working on environmental issues with governments, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and community groups. Prior to joining PEER, he was a senior attorney at the United States Environmental Protection Agency and was head of the Law and Policy Program at the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation in Montreal, Canada. He has worked as a consultant for companies on environmental compliance issues, and with nonprofit organizations focusing on clean energy issues. Most recently, he was executive director of Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility, a health advocacy group working to address climate change, toxics pollution, and nuclear disarmament issues. Tim’s interest is in the intersection of science, policy, and civil service. He believes in protecting employees who raise concerns about their workplace and in exposing undue influence on government for private gain. He holds a JD and BA from Emory University and an MA from New York University.

PEERMail | Stop the Senseless Slaughter

by | September 30, 2021
We aim to stop federal support for state programs that encourage slaughter of predators by reinforcing "healthy populations of wildlife ...

STATEMENT | Bureau of Land Management to Re-Open DC Headquarters

by | September 17, 2021
PEER applauds the Bureau of Land Management's decision to return its headquarters to Washington, DC ...

COMMENTARY | EPA’s Toxic Culture: Oversight Update

by | August 18, 2021
There have been several positive developments in PEER’s efforts to expose the corrupt culture within EPA’s new chemicals program but still a long way to go ...

PEERMail | EPA Corruption: New Revelations

by | August 16, 2021
EPA whistleblowers reveal a culture where scientific fraud and harassment are committed to serve the chemical industry ...

COMMENTARY | Code Red for Humanity on Climate Change

by | August 11, 2021
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's latest assessment is a “code red for humanity." Congress and federal agencies must act now ...
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