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After 28 years, should the U.S. resume testing nuclear weapons?

November 19, 2020 Comments Off on After 28 years, should the U.S. resume testing nuclear weapons?

The United States conducted its last nuclear test explosion in 1992. Is it time to start up testing again? As you can imagine, PSR’s answer is, “Absolutely not!”

Congressional Budget Responses to the Pandemic: Fund Health Care, Not Warfare

November 19, 2020 Comments Off on Congressional Budget Responses to the Pandemic: Fund Health Care, Not Warfare

Op-ed in the American Journal of Public Health co-authored by Dr. Cornelia van der Ziel, GBPSR board member.

Another Court Win for PSR

November 19, 2020 Comments Off on Another Court Win for PSR

In another court win for PSR, a federal court ruled that BLM failed to disclose the climate impacts of leasing public lands for oil and gas extraction in Wyoming.

Trump administration must weigh climate change when leasing land to oil and gas, court rules

November 16, 2020 Comments Off on Trump administration must weigh climate change when leasing land to oil and gas, court rules

Casper Star Tribune article quoting PSR’s Barbara Gottlieb.

Big Bend area doctors warn against holiday gatherings as COVID-19 cases rise

November 16, 2020 Comments Off on Big Bend area doctors warn against holiday gatherings as COVID-19 cases rise

ABC 27 news clip featuring Ron Saff, MD, PSR Florida.

U.S. judge again blocks Wyoming oil drilling over agency climate analysis

November 13, 2020 Comments Off on U.S. judge again blocks Wyoming oil drilling over agency climate analysis

Coverage of PSR lawsuit win from Reuters.

The Road Ahead

November 10, 2020 Comments Off on The Road Ahead

PSR Executive Director Jeff Carter writes about the Biden-Harris win and what the new administration will mean for climate change and nuclear weapons abolition.

Florida COVID-19 cases ticking up; winter could be worse

November 9, 2020 Comments Off on Florida COVID-19 cases ticking up; winter could be worse

News4Jax article quoting PSR Florida’s Ron Saff, MD.

COVID-19 and climate change

November 6, 2020 Comments Off on COVID-19 and climate change

Letter to the editor in LNP by Alan Peterson, MD, PSR member.

Urgency needed to address climate change in Maine

November 5, 2020 Comments Off on Urgency needed to address climate change in Maine

Op-ed in the Bangor Daily News by Daniel Oppenheim, MD, PSR Maine member.