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.

Ruling Bares Reprisal Culture Atop USGS Lab

by | October 6, 2022
Judge Finds Retaliation for Dangerous Biosafety Breakdown Reports ...

COMMENTARY | U.S. Geological Survey Labs Must Cure Culture of Reprisal

by | October 5, 2022
Third party review will help prevent future scientific scandals at the U.S. Geological Survey by providing a safe channel for USGS scientists to report problems without fear of reprisal ...

USGS Inches Toward Accreditation of Wildlife Disease Lab

by | September 14, 2022
Independent Review to Prevent Biosafety and Animal Welfare Breakdowns ...

Webinar | Environmental Whistleblowers: Good Trouble, Bad Trouble

by | July 28, 2022
Government employee whistleblower protections and strengthened scientific integrity principles are critical to address environmental and public health threats ...

EPA Corrupted Pesticide Risk Assessment to Aid Industry

by | July 21, 2022
IG Found Managers Trampled Standard Procedures to Diminish Cancer Risk ...

COMMENTARY | EPA’s Myth of Scientific Integrity

by | May 4, 2022
The EPA keeps paying lip service to scientific integrity but reality, and the experiences of scientists at EPA, is a completely different story ...
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