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Tim Whitehouse

Tim Whitehouse has more than 25 years of experience working on a wide range of environmental issues with governments, businesses, nonprofit organizations and community groups. Tim was a senior attorney at the United States Environmental Protection Agency for 10 years, where he specialized in enforcement of the Clean Water Act and in hazardous waste compliance issues. He was also head of the Law and Policy Program at the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation in Montreal, Canada for 5 years. He has worked as a consultant for companies on environmental compliance issues, and with non-profit 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 in Maryland. He holds a JD and BA from Emory University and an MA from New York University.

Webinar | The Freedom of Information Act and YOU

by | March 14, 2024
Gain valuable insight into how the Freedom of Information Act can help you obtain government records efficiently and effectively ...

PEERMail | Positive Trend for Whistleblowers

by | March 5, 2024
We're happy to see that in the past five years, whistleblower disclosures and retaliation complaints have fallen by more than 40 ...

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by | October 16, 2023
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COMMENTARY | Trump Vs. Biden: Federal Governance

by | June 22, 2023
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by | March 15, 2023
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