PFAS

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.

REPORT | “Forever Chemicals” Disposal Is Creating a Health Nightmare (PDF)

by PEER | November 9, 2023
New data compiled by EPA depicts a vast, uncontrolled, and spreading web of unregulated disposal of PFAS waste ...

Water Board Still in Dark About Santa Susana Discharges

by PEER | October 18, 2023
Staff Withholding Documents on PCB Poisoning of LA River on Eve of Vote ...

PEERMail | An Epic Journey You Won’t Want to Miss

by PEER | October 3, 2023
Bloomberg Businessweek featured an epic quest by our Science Policy Director to uncover why her town’s drinking water was contaminated with PFAS ...

COMMENTARY | Why the Chilling Fight Behind Climate Change?

by Tim Whitehouse | September 28, 2023
This country cannot be locked into a new generation of toxic refrigerants, many of which have significant global warming potential ...
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