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.

PEERMail | What This Election Means

by PEER | October 31, 2022
It's easy to become jaded about elections but climate change efforts, public lands protection, and regulation of toxic chemicals are on the ballot ...

PEERMail | Ending a Culture of Reprisal at USGS

by PEER | October 17, 2022
We are here to protect scientists like Evi Emmenegger who was fired after reporting dangerous biosafety breaches at a wildlife disease laboratory ...

PEERMail | Shocking News on Pesticides

by Tim Whitehouse | October 3, 2022
PEER is urgently asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban the use of PFAS in pesticides ...

PEERMail | Save the EPA

by PEER | September 19, 2022
On September 20, 2022, thousands of people from around the country will take part in a rally outside of the EPA headquarters in DC ...

EPA Routinely Ignores Chemical Risk Calculations

by PEER | August 2, 2022
Workers imperiled by failures to flag serious known hazards ...

COMMENTARY | Environmental Whistleblowers and the Need for Change at EPA

by Tim Whitehouse | July 20, 2022
Environmental whistleblowers may not grab the nation's attention but they are vital to creating meaningful government reforms ...
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