Public Lands

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.

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 ...

Park Service Shuns Planning Law Despite Obvious Need  

by PEER | September 7, 2021
NPS Claims Statutes Rendered “Obsolete” by Outgoing Trump Directive ...

Park Service Unveils Wobbly New E-Bike Policy

by Elizabeth Duan | August 17, 2021
Superintendents Told to Figure Out E-Bike Access on Park-by-Park Basis ...

Park Crowding Will Worsen As Foreign Tourists Return

by PEER | August 2, 2021
Parks Lack Plans Despite Explicit Mandate to Develop Carrying Capacities ...

Nevada Has a Very Bad Grazing Problem

by PEER | July 21, 2021
Worst in West: Two-Thirds of Assessed BLM Allotments Badly Overgrazed ...

Decades of Overgrazing Compromise 30 x 30 Goal 

by PEER |
40 Million Acres Fail Minimum Federal Standards for Rangeland Health ...