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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.

BLOG | EPA’s Latest Toxic PFAS Whitewash Revealed

by Tim Whitehouse | August 25, 2020
EPA delayed and continues to delay release of its interactive PFAS map, which shows local sources of PFAS, forever chemicals linked to cancer ...

Graduate Student COVID Unrest at Texas A&M 

by PEER | August 19, 2020
Partying Undergrads Shun Masks and Risk Super-Spreader Events ...

BLOG | What is the EPA Hiding?

by Kevin Bell | August 17, 2020
The EPA is crippling the Environmental Appeals Board, disempowering communities and enabling polluters ...

Toxic PFAS Taints Delray And Boynton Beach 

by PEER | August 4, 2020
Florida Needs to Develop Monitoring Program and Safety Standards ...

Kyla Bennett talks to MWRA about PFAS

by PEER | July 9, 2020
New England PEER Director, Kyla Bennett talks to Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) on the topic of PFAS ...

Massachusetts Concedes Aerial Spraying Largely Ineffective

by PEER | July 7, 2020
Half of Spray Events Kill Zero Mosquitos; No Proof of Disease Reduction ...