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Trump Wants to End Regulation That Cut Mercury Pollution by 81 Percent

April 16, 2019 Comments Off on Trump Wants to End Regulation That Cut Mercury Pollution by 81 Percent

Op-ed in Truthout from PSR Philadelphia member Dr. David Wolk.

Great challenges require great vision

April 14, 2019 Comments Off on Great challenges require great vision

Op-ed in The Hill from PSR’s Dr. Robert Dodge on the cost of nuclear weapons.

Compressor station threatens Weymouth’s health and safety

April 12, 2019 Comments Off on Compressor station threatens Weymouth’s health and safety

Op-ed in The Patriot Ledger by Greater Boston PSR’s Anna Linakis Baker and Dr. Regina LaRocque.

Physicians for Social Responsibility: “Trump’s Executive Orders on Pipelines Endanger Public Health to Favor Polluter Profits”

April 11, 2019 Comments Off on Physicians for Social Responsibility: “Trump’s Executive Orders on Pipelines Endanger Public Health to Favor Polluter Profits”

On April 10, President Donald Trump announced two new executive orders to make it easier for companies to build oil and gas infrastructure and projects, and more difficult for states to block them—precisely at a time when we know we must rapidly reduce our extraction and use of fossil fuels to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Video: NATO and U.S. Foreign Policy: Dangers Ahead

April 2, 2019 Comments Off on Video: NATO and U.S. Foreign Policy: Dangers Ahead

Video of RootsAction press conference on NATO anniversary featuring PSR Nuclear Weapons Abolition Director Martin Fleck as a panelist.

Florida senator: Filter lead from water in older schools

April 2, 2019 Comments Off on Florida senator: Filter lead from water in older schools

In this AP article, PSR Florida’s Dr. Ron Saff discusses the findings of lead level testing in Florida and potential health impacts.

How the cost of nuclear weapons impact Mainers

April 1, 2019 Comments Off on How the cost of nuclear weapons impact Mainers

Op-ed in The Times Record co-authored by Andrew Cadot of PSR Maine.

Resolution focusing on preventing nuclear war is worthy of support

March 31, 2019 Comments Off on Resolution focusing on preventing nuclear war is worthy of support

Op-ed in the Lewiston Sun Journal by Edward Walworth, MD of PSR Maine.

In-District Lobby Week: Make the Case for No First Use!

March 21, 2019 Comments Off on In-District Lobby Week: Make the Case for No First Use!

PSR is joining forces with several other grassroots organizations in the United Against Nuclear War (UANW) coalition for an In-District Lobby Week, April 22-26, while most Members of Congress will be in…

U.S. judge blocks drilling over climate change, casting doubt on Trump agenda

March 20, 2019 Comments Off on U.S. judge blocks drilling over climate change, casting doubt on Trump agenda

New York Times article on the PSR and WildEarth Guardians lawsuit against the federal government.