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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.

STATEMENT | Federal Court Ruling Halting Illegal Firings of Federal Workers

by Tim Whitehouse | October 15, 2025
Today’s court ruling is an important victory for federal employees, for the rule of law, and for the principle that public servants cannot be used as political pawns ...

STATEMENT | Trump Administration Plan To Not Pay Furloughed Federal Employees Is “Illegal and Morally Corrupt”

by Tim Whitehouse | October 7, 2025
The millions of hard working people who work for the federal government should not be used as political pawns nor should their livelihood become a political weapon ...

Trump Shutdown Messaging Is Illegal Propaganda

by PEER | October 6, 2025
Criminal Prosecution for Misuse of Funds Unlikely by Partisan DOJ ...

STATEMENT | We’re Entering Unprecedented Territory With This Shutdown

by Tim Whitehouse | October 1, 2025
This shutdown is not just a budget standoff – it’s being weaponized to consolidate power in the Executive Branch at the direct expense of the American people ...

STATEMENT | Trump Administration’s Most Recent Threat to Conduct Mass Firings Moves Us Further into a Lawless State

by Tim Whitehouse | September 25, 2025
In response to the Trump Administration’s threat to conduct mass firings of government employees if there is a government shutdown, PEER Executive Director Tim Whitehouse issued the following statement ...
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