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

March 27, 2023 Comments Off on Thousands of pounds of “forever chemicals” have been injected into Texas oil and gas wells, study finds

Article in the Texas Tribune citing PSR’s Fracking with Forever Chemicals in Texas report.

A Fond Farewell

March 27, 2023 Comments Off on A Fond Farewell

My final day as PSR’s Executive Director was March 24th. In a few weeks I will begin a new professional chapter, as President and CEO of Clean Water Action and the Clean Water Fund. 

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PSR’s new project: Centering our humanity in the nuclear weapons abolition movement

March 24, 2023 Comments Off on PSR’s new project: Centering our humanity in the nuclear weapons abolition movement

PSR has joined up with other anti-nuclear and anti-racist organizations and experts for a new project called Notes from the Edge of Society that seeks to center the full spectrum of human impacts that nuclear weapons cause.

PSR Arizona Fights Fossil Fuels

March 23, 2023 Comments Off on PSR Arizona Fights Fossil Fuels

PSR Arizona continues its long history of fighting fossil fuels with their work to prevent the expansion of Southwest Gas as a utility.

Stay up to date on nuclear weapons-related legislation with PSR’s NWA Legislative Tracker

March 22, 2023 Comments Off on Stay up to date on nuclear weapons-related legislation with PSR’s NWA Legislative Tracker

PSR’s Nuclear Weapons Abolition program tracks key nuclear weapons-related legislation introduced in Congress, with weekly updates and other relevant information.

Latest Climate Report: Red Light Flashing

March 21, 2023 Comments Off on Latest Climate Report: Red Light Flashing

The just-released report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change offers bad news: We are likely to hit a world average temperature increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius in about 10 years.

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Tell EPA to Set Higher Standards for Particulate Matter

March 16, 2023 Comments Off on Tell EPA to Set Higher Standards for Particulate Matter

The U.S. EPA is currently revising its air quality standards for PM pollution. However, the ceiling they are proposing for fine particulates is too high to adequately protect human health.

Urge your U.S. Representative to help reduce the risk of nuclear war

March 9, 2023 Comments Off on Urge your U.S. Representative to help reduce the risk of nuclear war

H. Res. 77 calls on the U.S. government to take common sense steps toward total worldwide elimination of nuclear weapons.

Celebrating Women Leaders

March 8, 2023 Comments Off on Celebrating Women Leaders

Join us as we celebrate the women leaders of PSR who continue to mobilize on issues that impact human health and survival.

To protect our health, tell the truth about the fossil fuel industry

March 2, 2023 Comments Off on To protect our health, tell the truth about the fossil fuel industry

Op-ed by PSR Board Member Dr. Linda Rudolph in Capitol Weekly.