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Tim Whitehouse

Tim Whitehouse has more than 25 years of experience working on a wide range of environmental issues with governments, businesses, nonprofit organizations and community groups. Tim was a senior attorney at the United States Environmental Protection Agency for 10 years, where he specialized in enforcement of the Clean Water Act and in hazardous waste compliance issues. He was also head of the Law and Policy Program at the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation in Montreal, Canada for 5 years. He has worked as a consultant for companies on environmental compliance issues, and with non-profit 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 in Maryland. He holds a JD and BA from Emory University and an MA from New York University.

Public Health Scientist Sidelined by Industry Tactics

by | February 21, 2023
Academic Freedom Complaint Filed with University at Albany Senate ...

EPA Routinely Ignores Chemical Risk Calculations

by | August 2, 2022
Workers imperiled by failures to flag serious known hazards ...

Trump Holdover’s Hasty Exit Not Fast Enough

by | June 17, 2022
Chemical Safety Board Chair Lemos Resigns but Wants to Stay Thru July 22 ...

Lack of Scientists Dooms EPA Chemical Reviews

by | March 24, 2022
Crippling Staff Shortage in Chemical Safety Work Continues in 2022 Budget ...

COMMENTARY | EPA Sets Low Bar on Chemical Safety – And Trips Over It

by | March 16, 2022
EPA staff are under pressure, and often retaliated against, to remove chemical hazard information and to keep quiet about it ...
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