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Executive Director

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 | Trump Administration Plan To Not Pay Furloughed Federal Employees Is “Illegal and Morally Corrupt”

by Tim Whitehouse | October 7, 2025
The millions of hard working people who work for the federal government should not be used as political pawns nor should their livelihood become a political weapon ...

STATEMENT | We’re Entering Unprecedented Territory With This Shutdown

by Tim Whitehouse | October 1, 2025
This shutdown is not just a budget standoff – it’s being weaponized to consolidate power in the Executive Branch at the direct expense of the American people ...

STATEMENT | Trump Administration’s Most Recent Threat to Conduct Mass Firings Moves Us Further into a Lawless State

by Tim Whitehouse | September 25, 2025
In response to the Trump Administration’s threat to conduct mass firings of government employees if there is a government shutdown, PEER Executive Director Tim Whitehouse issued the following statement ...

STATEMENT | The Trump Administration’s Purge of the Civil Service

by Tim Whitehouse | January 27, 2025
We have no doubt the President fired at least 17 Inspectors General because they were carrying out their responsibilities in a non-partisan manner ...

STATEMENT | The Musk-Ramaswamy Plan to Overhaul Government

by Tim Whitehouse | November 22, 2024
For a billionaire like Musk, whose businesses depend on government contracts, his new gig as head of DOGE will be another financial windfall. For those who want government to work well, the outlook is quite grim ...
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