We Must Prevent

What We Cannot Cure

Guided by the values and expertise of medicine and public health, we work to protect human life from the gravest threats to health and survival.

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nuclear weapons are on high alert

Nuclear Weapons Abolition

PSR's Nuclear Weapons Abolition Program amplifies the health professional voice to increase and broaden grassroots support for nuclear weapons abolition.

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years left to avert the worst effects of climate change, according to the IPCC

Environment & Health

PSR's Environment and Health Program amplifies the voices of health professionals to advocate for strong action to avert catastrophic climate change and promote clean, healthy, safe energy.

Recent News

New PSR Report Reveals Oil & Gas Companies Fracked New Mexico Wells with PFAS

PSR’s latest report on toxic PFAS chemicals in fracking spotlights New Mexico. Eighty percent of state residents get their drinking water from groundwater, making these “forever” chemicals particularly risky.

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Air pollution may raise risk of dementia, analysis says

Article in the Washington Post quoting PSR Board Member Gaurab Basu, MD, MPH.

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Take Action to Stop Dangerous Climate Legislation

The House of Representatives’ H.R. 1 is the worst climate legislation we have seen in years. Please ask your representative to vote NO on H.R. 1 – today!

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Thousands of pounds of “forever chemicals” have been injected into Texas oil and gas wells, study finds

PSR’s new Fracking with Forever Chemicals in Texas report resulted in proposed legislation calling for a state-sponsored study on PFAS use in fracking. 

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We Need Your Help

PSR advocates on the issues you care about by addressing the dangers that threaten communities, using our medical and public health expertise to prevent nuclear war and proliferation, reverse our trajectory towards climate change, protect the public from the harms of fracking and expand clean, renewable energy.

Featured Report

Fracking with “Forever Chemicals” in New Mexico

PSR’s latest report on toxic PFAS chemicals in fracking spotlights New Mexico. Eighty percent of state residents get their drinking water from groundwater, making these “forever” chemicals particularly risky.

Upcoming Events

Apr 22

2023

PSR Chapters are celebrating Earth Day at events around the country.

The 20th Anniversary of the State Capitol World Peace Rose Garden

April 15 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm PDT
15th St & L St
Sacramento, CA 95814 United States

PSR/Sacramento invites you to join us for the celebration! People of all ages, faiths and cultures, will gather together to reaffirm the Garden’s commitment to peace.

WATER – Source of Life and Development of the Earth

April 19 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

Join PSR PA and Coalition for Peace Action for a webinar in celebration of Earth Day 2022, focusing on water issues.

Voices of Hope in a Critical Time: What Role Can We Play to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons?

April 20 @ 6:30 pm EDT
396 Harvard Street
Cambridge, MA 02138 United States

Greater Boston PSR and the Ikeda Center co-sponsor this special student-led discussion on the role each of us can play to eliminate nuclear weapons and why it matters more than ever.

Get Involved

PSR has local chapters throughout the United States. Find your local chapter to see how you can help your community.