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 | Climate and Agriculture Heat Up

by Elizabeth Duan | January 23, 2024
Please join us for a webinar on climate change and industrial agriculture. We will discuss the true impacts of animal agriculture, among other topics ...

Supersonic Climate Impacts No Concern for NASA

by Susan Sargent | January 11, 2024
Agency Has Not Come to Grips with Eco-Consequences of Supersonic Flight ...

PEERMail | A Gaping Climate Blind Spot

by Susan Sargent | October 18, 2023
PEER is requesting intervention to jump-start the long-overdue environmental review of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ...

Trans-Alaska Pipeline: Gaping Climate Blind Spot

by Susan Sargent | October 16, 2023
No Federal Assessments of Climate Change Impacts Upon or From Pipeline ...

COMMENTARY | Why the Chilling Fight Behind Climate Change?

by Tim Whitehouse | September 28, 2023
This country cannot be locked into a new generation of toxic refrigerants, many of which have significant global warming potential ...
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