Trump administration

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.

COMMENTARY | East Wing Demolition Metaphor for Trump Governance

by Jeff Ruch | October 27, 2025
The bulldozers and backhoes have razed the East Wing of the White House to make way for President Trump’s big, beautiful ballroom. Characteristically, Trump has barreled ahead, heedless of the law, tradition, or concerns about historic protection and good taste ...

PEERMail | Good News for Federal Employees!

by PEER | October 16, 2025
A federal judge's ruling puts a legal stop for the moment to one of the most blatant examples yet of the Trump administration's abuse of power ...

STATEMENT | Federal Court Ruling Halting Illegal Firings of Federal Workers

by Tim Whitehouse | October 15, 2025
Today’s court ruling is an important victory for federal employees, for the rule of law, and for the principle that public servants cannot be used as political pawns ...

Webinar | Environmental Protection, Public Service, and the Rise of Authoritarianism

by PEER | October 7, 2025
Listen in on an important, engaging and interactive discussion on the threats to environmental protection and public employees during the rise of authoritarianism and explore how we in the environmental movement can be more effective in our work ...

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

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 ...
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