public lands

Executive Director

Tim Whitehouse

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.

Statement of Support – Colorado Legislation HB1036 – 02-03-2023 (PDF)

by | February 3, 2023
DESCRIPTION: Statement of support of Colorado legislation HB1036 – a bill designed to encourage the use of nontoxic bullets for hunting by setting up an exchange program for sportspeople to trade-in toxic lead bullets and also increase educational efforts to inform the public about ...

REPORT | The Biden Administration’s Bureau of Land Management

by | July 19, 2022
Report on the Bureau of Land Management under the Biden Administration and its obligation to rebuild the agency to meet today’s challenges ...

COMMENTARY | Going Big on Land Conservation in 30×30

by | April 1, 2022
Meeting the climate change and biodiversity goals of 30x30 must include conservation of as much of our lands as possible ...

Park Service Eliminates Public Notice of New Cell Towers

by | March 22, 2022
Public Shut Out of Review of Telecom Expansion as 5G Era Dawns ...

PEERMail | Rangeland Health Means Fixing the BLM Grazing Program

by | March 21, 2022
PEER is working to ensure that a functional BLM grazing program is a part of the land conservation conversation ...
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