Executive Director
@TimWhitehouseUS

Tim Whitehouse

Tim Whitehouse has more than 25 years of experience working on a wide range of environmental issues with governments, businesses, nonprofit organizations and community groups. Tim was a senior attorney at the United States Environmental Protection Agency for 10 years, where he specialized in enforcement of the Clean Water Act and in hazardous waste compliance issues. He was also head of the Law and Policy Program at the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation in Montreal, Canada for 5 years. He has worked as a consultant for companies on environmental compliance issues, and with non-profit 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 in Maryland. He holds a JD and BA from Emory University and an MA from New York University.

COMMENTARY | Senate Agreement Kick-Starts Climate Action

by | August 1, 2022
The Senate is one step closer to historic climate legislation that would benefit communities and invest hundreds of billions of dollars in clean energy programs ...

COMMENTARY | Environmental Whistleblowers and the Need for Change at EPA

by | July 20, 2022
Environmental whistleblowers may not grab the nation's attention but they are vital to creating meaningful government reforms ...

PEERMail | Good News on Banning Plastics

by | June 12, 2022
The Interior Secretary announced a phaseout of single-use plastics in national parks and other public lands ...

PEERMail | Environmental Review Required for E-Bikes

by | May 31, 2022
National Parks need to take a hard look at e-bikes and the impacts they will have on wildlife along backcountry trails ...

COMMENTARY | Fighting Government Secrecy

by | May 12, 2022
Government agencies are coming up short in their stewardship of environmental information, and that is having real world consequences ...
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