Field Offices

Executive Director

Tim is PEER’s Executive Director, with 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: Aerial Spraying PFAS in Massachusetts

by Tim Whitehouse | November 30, 2020
Massachusetts communities struggle with PFAS contamination in their water supplies. One source of this contamination could be insecticides ...

“Zombie” Dams Imperil Pacific Northwest Waters  

by PEER | October 30, 2020
Special Counsel Probes Army Corps Failure to Assess Dam Operations ...

Rhode Island Ignores Sewage Dumping in Historic Harbor   

by PEER | October 27, 2020
Federal Action Sought to Stop Sewage Discharges Befouling Sakonnet Harbor ...

Alarming PFAS Levels in Delray Beach Drinking Water  

by PEER | October 26, 2020
Toxic “Forever Chemicals” May be Accumulating in Drinking Water Aquifer ...

Deregulation of Rad Waste Disposal Plows Ahead

by PEER | October 21, 2020
Decommissioned Reactors OK-ed for Landfills in Big Gift to Nuclear Industry ...

BLOG | Is Pendley Indispensable at BLM or Just Undetectable?

by Jeff Ruch | October 9, 2020
A federal court in Montana is now determining which of William Pendley actions as illegal head of the Bureau of Lang Management (BLM) should be invalidated ...