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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 | EPA Sets Low Bar on Chemical Safety – And Trips Over It

by Tim Whitehouse | March 16, 2022
EPA staff are under pressure, and often retaliated against, to remove chemical hazard information and to keep quiet about it ...

“Garden Pathway” Needed for Toxic Cleanups

by PEER | March 15, 2022
Safe Fruit & Vegetable Cultivation Should Be EPA Remediation Yardstick ...

EPA Hid Cancer Danger of “Green” Chemical It Promotes

by PEER | December 22, 2021
Auto Workers and Consumers Exposed without Any Health Warnings ...

Letter to House Subcommittee – Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act

by PEER | October 26, 2021
DESCRIPTION: Implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act TO: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change FROM: Tim Whitehouse, PEER Executive Director DATE: October 26, 2021 TAGS: EPA, chemical safety, toxic chemicals & ...

Webinar | Hair on Fire and Yes Packages!

by PEER | September 27, 2021
Second in a series of webinars that examines how risk assessments for new chemicals have been improperly altered to benefit the chemical industry ...