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

Demand Environmental Justice for All!

Everyone deserves to live in a healthy and safe environment. Urge Congress to pass the “A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act.”

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Gas exports paused, keep the pressure on!

The Biden Administration recently announced a pause on development of new methane export facilities. This is a step in the right direction, but we must see these projects unequivocally denied for the sake of our health and climate.

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PSR leads lawsuit against proposed Rocky Flats trail

PSR, together with PSR Colorado and four other Colorado environmental organizations, have filed suit against the federal government to stop a proposed trail on land found to be contaminated with plutonium.

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Doomsday Clock remains perilously close to midnight

On hand for the announcement, special presenter Bill Nye said, “We could be facing catastrophe unless we better manage the technologies we’ve created. It’s time to act.”

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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 Pennsylvania

This new report from PSR details the risks from injecting PFAS into Pennsylvania’s oil and gas wells, as well as risks from the disposal of millions of tons of liquid and solid waste associated with the wells.

Events

Mar. 6 - May 15

2024

This series of six bi-weekly sessions will be a primer for health professionals, public health officers, first responders, and community-based educators interested in learning from nationally and internationally known experts.

Food Security, Sustainability, & Health

February 26 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CST

CME webinar featuring Dr. Matt McCurdy on the connections between healthy eating, a plant-based diet, and decreasing greenhouse gases produced by the agricultural industry. Sponsored by Texas PSR.

Climate Change and the Human Health Echo: The Global Nuclear Threat and Nuclear Landscapes in the United States

March 6 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MST

Session one of this biweekly series features speaker Dr. Bob Gould of SF Bay PSR.

Climate Change and the Human Health Echo: Health Impacts of Radiation

March 20 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MDT

Session two of this biweekly series features speaker Dan Hirsch. Co-sponsored by PSR National and SF Bay PSR.

Get Involved

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