climate

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.

Supersonic Climate Impacts No Concern for NASA

by Susan Sargent | January 11, 2024
Agency Has Not Come to Grips with Eco-Consequences of Supersonic Flight ...

Letter to CEQ Chair – Evaluating Climate Impacts of TAPS

by Elizabeth Duan | October 16, 2023
DESCRIPTION: Letter to CEQ Chair Brenda Mallory to request BLM and DOI to evaluate climate impacts of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) TO: Chair Brenda Mallory, White House Council on Environmental Quality FROM: Timothy Whitehouse, PEER DATE: October 16, 2023       ...

Eco-Studies Releasing Most Potent Greenhouse Gas

by Susan Sargent | August 15, 2022
NSF Projects in Parks and Forests Pump Pounds of SF6 into Atmosphere ...

COMMENTARY | Code Red for Humanity on Climate Change

by Tim Whitehouse | August 11, 2021
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's latest assessment is a “code red for humanity." Congress and federal agencies must act now ...
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