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.

BLOG | Attack on Climate Science – 2020 Update

by Tim Whitehouse | January 31, 2020
The Trump administration’s pro-industry, anti-science agenda has undermined the work of every federal agency that conducts climate science and has a broad chilling effect on agency personnel ...

Dirty Recs Foul Renewable Energy in Maryland

by PEER | October 15, 2019
Incineration and other dirty fuels dressed up and sold as “green” to consumers ...

PEERMail | Fighting for the Planet in Court

by PEER | August 29, 2019
Evidence compiled by the government’s own experts is our most valuable asset in demonstrating the irrationality of the Trump Administration’s ill-intentioned and ill-informed plans ...

CDC’s Top Climate Scientist Back In Hot Water

by PEER | August 14, 2019
Centers Suppress Climate Lead for Drawing Congressional Oversight ...

PEERMail: Climate Alert

by PEER | May 30, 2019
At PEER, we’re on the front lines every day of the Trump Administration’s disastrous war on climate science. As a PEER staff attorney working on climate and science issues, I have prepared this special report of PEERNews on climate change to let you know what I do and how you can help ...

COMMENTARY | The Trump Administration’s War on Climate Science

by Tim Whitehouse | April 29, 2019
The Trump administration’s pro-industry, anti-science agenda has undermined the work of every federal agency that conducts climate science and has a broad chilling effect on agency personnel ...
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