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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.

COMMENTARY | Transitioning to Renewable Energy the Right Way

by Tim Whitehouse | October 25, 2024
As the country builds out renewable energy projects, our goal is to ensure that renewable energy development avoids intact ecosystems and heritage sites ...

PEERMail | State Ballot Measures Take the Lead on Conservation

by PEER | October 16, 2024
As a result of the looming national threat of Project 2025, many states are working to tighten their laws and regulations to protect wildlife, the environment, and public health ...

COMMENTARY | Project 2025: Are We Headed Toward An Extreme Public Lands Agenda?

by Chandra Rosenthal | October 15, 2024
Project 2025, the authoritarian playbook for a future Republican administration, would give the extraction industries nearly unrestricted access to public lands ...

PETITION | Demand that BLM Address Overgrazing & Restore Land Health

by PEER | June 4, 2024
Petition demanding that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management improve its land health program and address the problems of overgrazing on public lands ...

Range Damage from Cattle Far Exceeds Wild Horse Impacts

by PEER | May 29, 2024
No Livestock Reductions Despite Severe Damage While Wild Horse Roundups Persist ...