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Tell Congress to Support a Safer Future and Back H. Res. 317 to End the Threat of Nuclear Weapons

May 8, 2025 Comments Off on Tell Congress to Support a Safer Future and Back H. Res. 317 to End the Threat of Nuclear Weapons

Let your member of Congress know you support H. Res. 317 and a future free from the threat of nuclear weapons. Urge them to co-sponsor this vital resolution today.

Trump’s 2026 Budget Request Will Harm Health of Americans

May 2, 2025 Comments Off on Trump’s 2026 Budget Request Will Harm Health of Americans

The President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request is an assault on health and equity. Many of these cuts are blatant attacks that target the most vulnerable among us, namely people of color, low income individuals, the LGBTQ+ community, and undocumented immigrants. 

Month of Action Roundup

April 28, 2025 Comments Off on Month of Action Roundup

Throughout the month of April, PSR has shared opportunities for our members to speak out for peace, justice, a healthy climate, and a healthy democracy.

The True Cost of Nuclear Weapons: Updated Community Cost Calculator

April 24, 2025 Comments Off on The True Cost of Nuclear Weapons: Updated Community Cost Calculator

On April 15th, Dr. Bob Dodge released the Community Cost Calculator, a tool that exposes just how much of your hard-earned money goes toward maintaining and expanding the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

A thought experiment on Earth Day

April 23, 2025 Comments Off on A thought experiment on Earth Day

What if disasters like Hurricane Helene or the LA fires were seen as acts of terrorism rather than acts of God?

Environmental Justice under attack on Earth Day

April 22, 2025 Comments Off on Environmental Justice under attack on Earth Day

At PSR, we continue to stand together and speak boldly in opposition to these attacks on public health.

On Earth Day, protesters call on Mayor Parker to denounce PGW and gas lobby efforts to upend green energy

April 22, 2025 Comments Off on On Earth Day, protesters call on Mayor Parker to denounce PGW and gas lobby efforts to upend green energy

WHYY News quoting PSR Pennsylvania’s Walter Tsou, MD.

Clearing the Smoke on Fossil Fuels — The Health Imperative for a Countermarketing Campaign

April 19, 2025 Comments Off on Clearing the Smoke on Fossil Fuels — The Health Imperative for a Countermarketing Campaign

Article by Linda Rudolph, MD, MPH, and Vishnu Laalitha Surapaneni, MD, MPH in the New England Journal of Medicine [subscription required]

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Lawmakers revive bill to address the dangers of popular kitchen appliances: ‘These things can kill you’

April 19, 2025 Comments Off on Lawmakers revive bill to address the dangers of popular kitchen appliances: ‘These things can kill you’

Article in The Cool Down quoting PSR New York President Dr. Kathleen Nolan.

Tell Congress to Stop Spending Your Tax Dollars on Nuclear Weapons

April 16, 2025 Comments Off on Tell Congress to Stop Spending Your Tax Dollars on Nuclear Weapons

Op-ed by Robert Dodge, MD, PSR-Los Angeles Co-President in Common Dreams.