EPA

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.

PEERMail | Fraud in EPA’s Chemical Assessments 

by Tim Whitehouse | March 1, 2021
Toxic chemicals that are banned elsewhere continue to flood onto the U.S. market and fraudulent studies at the EPA are making matters worse ...

BLOG | EPA’s Bad Chemistry Is Killing Us 

by Jeff Ruch | February 25, 2021
We cannot afford to wait for EPA to finally become a 21st century regulator of harmful chemicals that find our way into food, water, and air ...

Fraud Charged in EPA Pesticide Risk Assessment

by PEER |
Downgrade of Fumigant Cancer-Potential Due to Pervasive Misconduct ...

EPA Scientists Sound Alarm on Chemical Assessments

by PEER | February 24, 2021
Agency’s Toxic Internal Chemistry Reflected in New Employee Survey ...

National Academy Blisters EPA Chemical Risk Assessments   

by PEER | February 17, 2021
EPA Approach Not “Comprehensive, Workable, Objective, and Transparent ...