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Executive Director

Tim is PEER’s Executive Director, with 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.

STATEMENT | Senate Should Reject Pearce’s Nomination to Lead Bureau of Land Management

by Tim Whitehouse | March 4, 2026
Mr. Pearce is both unqualified and uniquely dangerous to be handed the immense authority that comes with leading BLM ...

Letter re: Upper Price River Watershed Act of 2025

by PEER | February 13, 2026
Letter to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee opposing S.3004, the Upper Price River Watershed Act of 2025 ...

VIDEO | Testimony Before the House Natural Resources Committee (Feb 10, 2026)

by PEER | February 11, 2026
PEER Executive Director Tim Whitehouse testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources on public-private partnerships related to America’s semiquincentennial ...

Letter – APHIS Grasshopper Program

by PEER | November 13, 2025
Letter to USDA, BLM, and University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences & Natural Resources re: New / Supplemental EIS for the APHIS Grasshopper Program ...