clean water

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.

Water Board Still in Dark About Santa Susana Discharges

by | October 18, 2023
Staff Withholding Documents on PCB Poisoning of LA River on Eve of Vote ...

L.A. River Poisoned by Toxic PCBs

by | September 28, 2023
Santa Susana Likely Suspect but Water Board Withholding Documents ...

COMMENTARY | Florida’s Environment – A Native Floridian Perspective

by | August 3, 2023
Florida must take significant steps to promote coastal resiliency and protect all communities against the effects of climate change and water pollution ...

PEERMail | Supreme Court Guts Wetlands Protections

by | 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 | 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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