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.

Fertilizers Spread Forever Chemicals Across U.S. 

by Susan Sargent | December 2, 2019
Biosolids Carry High PFAS Content; Often Produced at Taxpayer Expense ...

Massachusetts Issues Permit for PFAS It Is Fighting

by Susan Sargent | November 6, 2019
Big Discharge Slated for Merrimack River – Water Source for Half-Million ...

EPA Declines to Avert Mass-Casualty Refinery Accidents

by Susan Sargent | November 5, 2019
Despite Near Misses, Agency Claims Ignorance on Hydrogen Fluoride Risks ...

Industry in a Dither about PFAS in Synthetic Turf

by Susan Sargent | October 24, 2019
Non-Denials and Trade Secret Claims Prompt More Testing of Carpet ...

Toxic Forever Chemicals Infest Artificial Turf

by Susan Sargent | October 10, 2019
Processing aids that contaminate synthetic turf with PFAS may be in other plastic goods ...

PEERMail: EPA Weaponizing Water

by Tim Whitehouse | September 30, 2019
Last week, EPA’s Inspector General slammed the agency for repeatedly looking the other way when public water systems don’t inform their customers of violations that could jeopardize their health. The IG found that EPA does a poor job of oversight and of warning the public about ...
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