Biden Administration

Executive Director

Tim Whitehouse

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.

Op-Ed | Herding Cats: Biden’s Myopic Approach to Scientific Integrity

by | February 16, 2023
The president has made it clear he believes scientific integrity is an important value. Now he must show it more forcefully ...

Science Integrity Plan Throws Scientists Under the Bus

by | February 6, 2023
OSTP Encourages Dissent but Offers No Legal Protection Against Backlash ...

OSTP Slips Gag Rule into Model Scientific Integrity Policy

by | January 30, 2023
Scientists Prohibited from Policy Recommendations in Presenting Research ...

Biden New Science Integrity Plan: Buzzwords and Evasions

by | January 23, 2023
Guidance Unlikely to Strengthen Agency Policies Over Next 12 Months ...

COMMENTARY | Biden Strengthens Clean Water Rules

by | 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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