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.

Beyond 2020: Pesticides

by Paula Dinerstein | December 11, 2020
Recommendations to Congress and the EPA to protect the environment and public health from the dangers of pesticides ...

California Should Ban Pesticides with Forever Chemicals   

by PEER | December 7, 2020
Presence of PFAS in Insecticide Magnifies Agricultural Water Pollution Risks ...

BLOG | Time to Break the PFAS Bond

by Kyla Bennett | December 2, 2020
We need Congress and the EPA to stop the introduction of PFAS into the environment and our water sources to protect public health ...

Aerially Sprayed Pesticide Contains PFAS  

by PEER | December 1, 2020
“Forever Chemicals” Potentially Spread Over Millions of Acres ...

PEERMail: Aerial Spraying PFAS in Massachusetts

by Tim Whitehouse | November 30, 2020
Massachusetts communities struggle with PFAS contamination in their water supplies. One source of this contamination could be insecticides ...
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