Scientific Integrity

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.

Questionable Termination Undermines Climate Science

by | May 5, 2020
University of Colorado-Boulder Serves Oil and Gas Special Interests ...

Losing Our Voice: The Attack on Public Health Science

by | April 14, 2020
Politicians are leading our nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Public health experts and scienists, sidelined and ignored, have lost their voices ...

Jonathan Lundgren, Former USDA Entomologist: A Bee Expert With His Integrity Intact

by | March 17, 2020
When USDA’s research arm tried to stifle his research on the effects of pesticides on honey bees and the environment, Jonathan Lundgren fought back with PEER’s help ...

EPA Political Appointees Violate Science Integrity Rules

by | January 19, 2020
Complaint Details HQ Systematically Sidelining Science in WOTUS Review ...

CDC’s Top Climate Scientist Back In Hot Water

by | August 14, 2019
Centers Suppress Climate Lead for Drawing Congressional Oversight ...

PEERMail: Scientific Integrity Under Attack

by | August 1, 2019
The Trump administration has taken its anti-science agenda to a whole new level ...
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