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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.

Feds Finally Regulate Administrative and Investigative Leave

by | December 17, 2024
PEER Petition and Lawsuit Prompted Move to Enforce 2016 Anti-Limbo Law ...

New Scorecard Rates National Parks on Plastics

by | December 12, 2024
National Park Service Should Accelerate Plan to Eliminate Plastics ...

Alaska to Resume Aerial Gunning of Bears and Wolves

by | December 11, 2024
Strafing Predators Aims to Increase Moose and Caribou Hunting Permits ...

Lawsuit to Safeguard Old Spanish National Historic Trail

by | December 9, 2024
Multiple Encroachments Doom Old Spanish Trail to Death of Thousand Cuts ...

STATEMENT | The Musk-Ramaswamy Plan to Overhaul Government

by | November 22, 2024
For a billionaire like Musk, whose businesses depend on government contracts, his new gig as head of DOGE will be another financial windfall. For those who want government to work well, the outlook is quite grim ...
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