EPA

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.

EPA Should Stop Spewing Tax-Paid Propaganda  

by Susan Sargent | August 20, 2020
Stream of Partisan Social Media Puffery Violates Appropriations Ban ...

BLOG | What is the EPA Hiding?

by Kevin Bell | August 17, 2020
The EPA is crippling the Environmental Appeals Board, disempowering communities and enabling polluters ...

EPA Failing CDC Criteria for Re-Opening Offices

by Susan Sargent | June 9, 2020
No Regional Office Meets “Gating Criteria” or Ensures CDC Safeguards ...

EPA Halts Re-Opening New England Office

by Susan Sargent | June 5, 2020
Data Shows Infections Still Exceed CDC “Gating Criteria” for Phase One ...

BLOG | EPA Creating A “Pandemic of Pollution” Since COVID-19 Crisis

by Tim Whitehouse | May 26, 2020
Despite the connection between exposure to air pollution and adverse outcomes from COVID-19, EPA continues to accelerate its efforts to gut important air quality protections, unleashing what a new staff report by U.S. Senator Carper calls a “pandemic of pollution.” Since March 1, EPA ...
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