climate change

Executive Director

Tim is PEER’s Executive Director, with 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.

EPA Turns Against Its Own Mission — How We Fight Back

by Tim Whitehouse | September 10, 2026
Under Administrator Lee Zeldin’s leadership, EPA has instituted a culture of fear, destroyed its science programs, gutted most of its environmental programs, and betrayed its basic mission in order to please a few select powerful industries ...

HUD Issues Stealth Waiver of Flood Protection Standards

by PEER | May 14, 2026
Supposed Affordability Savings Wiped Out by Higher Flood Insurance Costs ...

The Trump Administration’s Dangerous War on Information

by Guest Contributor | May 11, 2026
Information is a public good, which is why government has long been entrusted with its collection and dissemination. That pipeline is now badly damaged ...

Webinar | Climate Change, Governance, and the Trump Administration: Why Action Matters More Than Ever

by PEER | March 24, 2026
Experts discuss what we can do to counter attacks on climate programs and build a future that recognizes the role the federal government must play in addressing the climate crisis ...

EPA’s Rollback of Endangerment Finding is Cloaked in Secrecy and Science-Denial

by Kaylee Rodriguez | October 23, 2025
The proposal to repeal the endangerment finding is part of a concentrated effort by the Trump administration to abandon science in favor of a political agenda ...