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Executive Director

Tim is PEER’s Executive Director, bringing 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 Lacks a PFAS Containment Strategy

by Tim Whitehouse | July 17, 2024
To stop the forever chemical crisis, EPA must interrupt the flow of PFAS reaching our water, soil, and food chain every day ...

COMMENTARY | EPA’s Effort to Misrepresent Pesticide Tests Backfires

by Kyla Bennett | July 5, 2024
EPA’s Effort to Misrepresent Pesticide Tests Backfires This commentary was originally published in the Summer 2024 edition of PEEReview. In a misguided effort to protect its reputation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) knowingly issued false statements that pesticides it ...

PEERMail | Wrapping Our Heads Around Plastics

by PEER | June 25, 2024
Progress in addressing the plastics problem has been frustratingly slow due to government inaction. However, we remain undeterred ...

IG Blasts EPA’s Lack of Scientific Integrity Procedures

by PEER | June 17, 2024
Still No Rules for Addressing Political Interference Tainting Agency Science ...

PEERMail | We’re Suing to Protect Farmers

by PEER | June 11, 2024
EPA must stop dithering and move quickly to protect America’s farmers and our food supply from these toxic chemicals ...