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 | Stop the Great Public Lands Heist

by Chandra Rosenthal | June 20, 2025
PEER opposes any conveyance of public land in the budget reconciliation. We oppose all efforts to sell off our public lands and gut our public lands agencies ...

TELL CONGRESS | Stop Efforts to Sell Our Public Lands

by PEER |
Letter telling Congress to stop efforts to turn our public lands over to private commercial interests and environmental polluters ...

NOAA Careers Cut Short

by PEER | June 11, 2025
Nine former NOAA probationary employees, illegally fired by the Trump administration, share their concerns about the agency’s future without their roles ...

COMMENTARY | Trump’s First Months in Office: PEER’s Response

PEER is working to protecting the integrity of the civil service and represent government employees under attack by the Trump administration ...
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