Good Governance

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.

EPA Declines to Avert Mass-Casualty Refinery Accidents

by | November 5, 2019
Despite Near Misses, Agency Claims Ignorance on Hydrogen Fluoride Risks ...

Horrid Time to Work Inside Interior Department

by | October 31, 2019
SES Shudders at Clueless Reorganizations and Parade of Temporary Leaders ...

New EPA Appointee Awash in Toxic Recusals

by | October 22, 2019
Regional Administrator for New England Carries Heavy Baggage from Dow ...

USGS Fumbles Its Biological Collections

by | September 17, 2019
Belated New Policy Leaves Troves of Scientific Specimens in Limbo ...

PEERMail: Dorian Map Flap Frames a Darker Picture

by | September 13, 2019
"My understanding is that this intervention to contradict the forecaster was not based on science ...
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