Public Health

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 Can Keep Formaldehyde Assessment Under Wraps 

by | June 21, 2021
Under Recent Supreme Court Ruling, EPA May Withhold Entire Report ...

Colorado Air Pollution – Gold and Fossil Fuel Mining

by | June 9, 2021
Several mines in Colorado received unlawful air permits that do not comply with air quality standards as a result of false emissions data ...

Colorado Air Pollution – Interstate Expansions

by | June 4, 2021
$1.2 billion project started in August 2018, to widen I-70 from 6 lanes to 8 lanes near Commerce City, Colorado ...

Colorado Air Pollution – Suncor

by |
The allegations against the CDPHE implicate the air permit renewal for the Suncor Energy oil refinery in Commerce City ...

COMMENTARY | New England States Must Act on PFAS in Pesticides

by | May 20, 2021
PFAS laden pesticides being sprayed aerially to control mosquitoes is yet another exposure to this ubiquitous forever chemical ...
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