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 | EPA Releases PFAS Contamination Information

by Tim Whitehouse | March 10, 2022
After PEER FOIAs and a lawsuit, EPA releases a trove of information on PFAS contamination throughout the United States. Find out more here ...

False Artificial Turf Recycling Claims Ripped

by Susan Sargent | March 7, 2022
FTC Enforcement Urged to End Deceptive Turf Industry Greenwashing ...

Does Biden Consider Artificial Turf “Conserved” Land?

by Susan Sargent | February 22, 2022
Lawsuit to Uncover Turf Industry Greenwashing in 30x30 Conservation Plan ...

“Forever Chemical” Disposal Becoming Eco-Nightmare

by Susan Sargent | January 27, 2022
EPA Data Depict Vast Uncontrolled and Spreading Web of PFAS Waste ...

COMMENTARY | Startling New EPA Data on PFAS Waste Disposal

by Tim Whitehouse | January 26, 2022
Recently obtained data from EPA documents what is likely only a small fraction of the generation and disposal of PFAS waste across the country ...
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