NOAA

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.

Commercial Space Activities and the Elimination of Science at NOAA

by Tim Whitehouse | August 5, 2025
The Trump Administration is doing everything in its power to limit or eliminate science-based oversight of industry activities and is using the threat of "pocket rescissions" to prevent harm to favored industries ...

NOAA Careers Cut Short

by PEER | June 11, 2025
Nine former NOAA probationary employees, illegally fired by the Trump administration, share their concerns about the agency’s future without their roles ...

Trump’s First Months in Office: PEER’s Response

PEER is working to protecting the integrity of the civil service and represent government employees under attack by the Trump administration ...

TELL CONGRESS | Stop the Destruction of NOAA

by PEER | May 29, 2025
Letter telling Congress to stop the destruction of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA ...

Satellite-Generated Atmospheric Pollution to Skyrocket

by PEER | May 6, 2025
Scientific Research and Monitoring Cut as Mega-Constellations Set to Takeoff ...