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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.

COMMENTARY | Three Things You May Have Missed About Project 2025

by Tim Whitehouse | January 22, 2025
With the election behind him, Trump is now embracing the people and ideas behind Project 2025, a conservative plan to radically remake the federal government ...

Don’t Cede Chemical Safety to Chemical Manufacturers

by PEER | January 14, 2025
EPA Nominee Should Keep Corporate Foxes Out of Regulatory Henhouse ...

U.S. DOE Reneges on Santa Susana Cleanup Commitment

by PEER | January 13, 2025
Energy Department Stealth Reversal Shifts Huge Toxic Burden to California ...

COMMENTARY | PFAS Endangering Our Food Supply

by Laura Dumais | November 4, 2024
PEER is engaged in several efforts to prevent toxic PFAS from contaminating our food chain. Unfortunately, EPA is being more of a hindrance than a help ...

Dangerous Pollution Detected from Santa Susana Lab

by PEER | October 28, 2024
Boeing Suing to Block New Tighter Monitoring for PCBs and Other Toxics ...

Webinar | Saving Farmland: Battling Toxic PFAS in Biosolids in Texas and Beyond

by PEER | September 24, 2024
Learn how millions of tons of sewage sludge (or biosolids) are contaminating American farmland with toxic PFAS chemicals ...