public lands

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.

The Intentional Vandalization of America’s National Parks

by Tim Whitehouse | April 1, 2026
Under Burgum’s leadership, the National Park Service is being dismantled piece by piece—through political interference, workforce depletion, corruption, and the systematic erasure of American history ...

Colorado Should Stop Using PFAS-Laden Pesticides

by PEER | March 30, 2026
Legislators & Public Health Groups Ask Governor to Ban Forever Chemicals ...

As Rangeland Health Declines, BLM Stops Monitoring

by PEER | March 26, 2026
Science-Based Land Management Falls Victim to Trump Budget Cuts ...

VIDEO | Government Timber THEFT?

by PEER | March 25, 2026
On the Green Root Podcast, Senior Counsel Jeff Ruch exposes decades of evidence pointing towards collusion between the U.S. Forest Service and the logging industry in stealing trees from public lands ...