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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
Tell EPA to Set Strong Standards on Mercury
Tell the EPA that we need the strongest regulations possible for brain-damaging emissions of mercury!
Reject this climate-killing budget!
PSR resoundingly rejects the climate-killing budget proposal emanating from the U.S. House of Representatives. This proposal would promote buildout of fossil fuel infrastructure, and repeal or weaken many positive policies.
President Biden Signs Executive Order on Environmental Justice
PSR applauds the Biden-Harris Administration for making a commitment to advancing equity, particularly for communities that face the greatest burdens and disproportionate environmental harms due to climate change.
Ban Treaty makes progress, even swimming upstream
Norwegian People’s Aid has released Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor 2022, which tracks progress toward implementing the ban.
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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
June 13
2023
Media training from National PSR and Sunstone Strategies focusing on communicating the health risks of gas stoves.
Exploring Public Health Impacts of Climate Change on Water in Philadelphia Region Through Artistic Reflections
Please join PSR-PA for an evening of conversation about art and public health with physician and public health expert Dr. Pouné Saberi and artist Dr. Pia De Girolamo, MD.