Climate and Energy

Executive Director

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 | From PFAS to Climate Change: Are we Moving Forward Yet?

by | October 18, 2021
While we have many reasons to be optimistic, the Biden Administration's environmental actions so far are falling short ...

COMMENTARY | EPA Needs to Change Methane Rules

by | September 28, 2021
EPA now needs to update its rules for methane – and ground those rules in the 20-year outlook that the latest science demands ...

Webinar | Is “Retail Choice” Working For U.S. Consumers?

by | September 14, 2021
Webinar features experts in key states that deregulated their residential energy supply markets in the 1990s and their lessons learned ...

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 ...

COMMENTARY | A View of the Climate Emergency

by | July 1, 2021
Time is too short, we must all actively engage to address all aspects of this national climate emergency ...

PEERMail | Time to “Go Big” on Oceans

by | June 15, 2021
Fighting to conserve 30 percent of our lands and waters by 2030 – including our oceans - is what this moment in history demands ...
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