Water & Wetlands

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.

Nutrient Bomb Set to Detonate in San Francisco Bay

by Susan Sargent | August 28, 2023
$3 Billion Plan Will Inject Even More Nutrients into Degraded Estuary ...

Florida’s Environment Spirals Downward Under DeSantis

by Susan Sargent | July 25, 2023
Nosedive in Anti-Pollution Enforcement Leading to Declining Water Quality ...

San Francisco PUC Awash in Water Pollution Violations

by Susan Sargent | July 24, 2023
City Agency Facing Stiff Fines Amid Pending Federal & State Legal Sanctions ...

PEERMail | Supreme Court Guts Wetlands Protections

by Susan Sargent | May 30, 2023
Special interests have finally succeeded in getting the Supreme Court to eliminate Clean Water Act protections for wetlands and small streams ...

COMMENTARY | Conowingo: A Better Deal Coming for the Chesapeake Bay

by Paula Dinerstein | February 6, 2023
In a major victory for waterman and environmental groups, courts have vacated the licensing for Maryland's Conowingo Dam ...

COMMENTARY | Biden Strengthens Clean Water Rules

by Tim Whitehouse | January 5, 2023
The new regulations repeal a Trump-era rule, called the “Dirty Water Rule” by many, that left millions of acres of waterways unprotected from pollution ...
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