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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 | The EPA is Hiding Behind Industry Secrets

by Tim Whitehouse | March 15, 2023
This Sunshine Week, we discuss the use of “Confidential Business Information” to hide health and safety information from the public ...

Letter to David S. Ferriero – Records Act Violations

by PEER | August 26, 2021
DESCRIPTION: Letter to David S. Ferriero regarding Federal Records Act Violations by the EPA TO: David S. Ferriero FROM: PEER DATE: August 26, 2021 TAGS: EPA, Whistleblowers, Records Act ...

Wyoming Public Record Laws

by Susan Sargent | November 28, 2019
Citations Wyo. Stat. §16-4-201 et seq. (http://legisweb.state.wy.us/statutes/statutes.aspx?file=titles/Title16/T16CH4AR2.htm) Exemptions to Disclosure Custodian may deny – on public interest grounds – requests for: “The specific details of bona fide research projects being conducted ...

Wisconsin Public Record Laws

Citations Wis. Stat. §§19.31 –19.39 (http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/19/II/31) Exemptions to Disclosure Record does not mean: Drafts, notes, preliminary computations and like materials prepared for the originator’s personal use or prepared by the originator in ...

West Virginia Public Record Laws

Citations West Virginia Code, 29B-1 (http://www.legis.state.wv.us/wvcode/code.cfm?chap=29b) Exemptions to Disclosure The following records are exempt from disclosure: Certain trade secrets; Records, archives, documents or manuscripts describing the location of undeveloped historic, ...