toxic chemicals

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.

PEERMail | Save the EPA

by Susan Sargent | September 19, 2022
On September 20, 2022, thousands of people from around the country will take part in a rally outside of the EPA headquarters in DC ...

EPA Routinely Ignores Chemical Risk Calculations

by Susan Sargent | August 2, 2022
Workers imperiled by failures to flag serious known hazards ...

EPA Corrupted Pesticide Risk Assessment to Aid Industry

by Susan Sargent | July 21, 2022
IG Found Managers Trampled Standard Procedures to Diminish Cancer Risk ...

EPA Flunks PFAS Chemistry Test

by Susan Sargent | June 27, 2022
New Advisories Ignore Precursors That Transform into Most Toxic Fluorinated Chemicals ...

PEERMail | Getting a Grip on Toxic Chemicals

by Tim Whitehouse | May 2, 2022
As thousands of communities throughout the country find their water and food contaminated on with PFAS, the pressure is on EPA to act ...
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