Good Governance

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: Civil Service Crucible

by Tim Whitehouse | December 2, 2019
The House impeachment hearings showcased our federal civil service as a true national asset. Conscientious, knowledgeable, and highly professional, the witnesses exhibited the best qualities of public service, amidst pointed, sometimes vicious, political pushback. These qualities are not ...

Interior Department International Travel Illegal

by PEER | November 20, 2019
Unauthorized Official Okayed Trips Contrary to Statute ...

EPA Stacks the Deck on Pollution Permit Appeals

by PEER | November 7, 2019
EPA would straight-jacket its quasi-independent appeals board by determining what it could hear and how it could rule ...

EPA Declines to Avert Mass-Casualty Refinery Accidents

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

Horrid Time to Work Inside Interior Department

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

New EPA Appointee Awash in Toxic Recusals

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