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.

COMMENTARY | Don’t Let Plastics Overtake the Earth

by Colleen Zimmerman | April 22, 2023
We are recommitting ourselves to finding ways to rapidly reduce our dependence on plastics and their impact on the environment and human health ...

EPA Needs a Transparent Public Process for Inhance PFAS SNUNS

by PEER | April 20, 2023
Unclear comment and review deadlines, heavy redactions, and disorganized files are blocking meaningful comments on alarming PFAS risks ...

Organizations Push to Get PFAS out of Plastic Containers

by PEER | March 23, 2023
EPA must ban fluorination process that creates PFAS in plastics ...

COMMENTARY | The EPA is Hiding Behind Industry Secrets

by Tim Whitehouse | March 15, 2023
This Sunshine Week, we discuss the use of “Confidential Business Information” to hide health and safety information from the public ...
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