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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.
6
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
Take action: Defend the Clean Air Act!
Congress is trying to roll back key Clean Air Act protections. Tell your Member to oppose the “Smoggy Skies Act.”
Gas-powered building equipment fuels poses serious public health risks
Article in the Oregon Capital Chronicle citing Oregon PSR’s new report on indoor air pollution.
“Forever Chemicals” in West Virginia Gas Wells
PSR’s newest report on the use of “forever chemicals” — PFAS, or Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances — used in fracking and drilling for oil and gas, focusing on West Virginia.
PSR National Welcomes Our Spring 2024 Cohort of Next Generation Climate and Health Ambassadors
PSR National is excited to share that the Spring 2024 Next Generation Climate and Health Ambassadors program has started! We have welcomed young healthcare professionals with diverse backgrounds and across…
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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 West Virginia
Information unearthed and analyzed by PSR shows that since 2013, oil and gas companies have hydraulically fractured or "fracked" some West Virginia natural gas wells with a class of extremely toxic and persistent chemicals known as PFAS.
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.
San Francisco Bay PSR Earth Day Auction
Join the fun! Bid online from April 1 – 22, 2024, to support San Francisco Bay Physicians for Social Responsibility!