Public Lands

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.

PEERMail | Un-Silencing National Park Service Voices

by Susan Sargent | November 15, 2021
Park Service employees deserve work environments that are respectful, inclusive, and safe. Their voices should be heard ...

Park Service Shelved Employee Harassment Review

Elaborate Employee Outreach Effort Completed in 2018 but Not Distributed ...

COMMENTARY | A Challenge for the New Director of the National Park Service

by Guest Contributor | October 19, 2021
Absent a major shift in priorities at the National Park Service, it is only a matter of time before we see preventable deaths and other disasters ...

FAA Off Course on National Park Air Tour Plans 

by Susan Sargent | October 12, 2021
No Environmental or Noise Assessments Inform Draft Management Plans ...

Interior Wild Horse Focus Ignores Cattle Impacts  

by Susan Sargent | September 20, 2021
BLM’s Scientific “Cow Blindness” Impedes Sage Grouse Recovery ...

STATEMENT | Bureau of Land Management to Re-Open DC Headquarters

by Tim Whitehouse | September 17, 2021
PEER applauds the Bureau of Land Management's decision to return its headquarters to Washington, DC ...
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