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This Friday, September 20, young people around the world will stand up to demand urgent action on the climate emergency. It’s the Climate Strike, and I urge you to support it.
Op-ed in The Olympian by Lisa Johnson, MD, Washington PSR member.
Letter to the editor in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on the public health impacts of climate change from Hasan Seede, Texas PSR board member and medical student.
Op-ed in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram co-authored by Lisa Doggett, MD, Texas PSR board member.
Op-ed in CNN by Irwin Redlener, MD, former PSR board member.
Op-ed in Crosscut co-authored by Maia Syfers, ARNP, Washington PSR.
PSR was saddened by the recent passing of the legendary activist and war resister Frances Crowe at the age of 100. Crowe was an ardent activist who was passionate about the health threats posed by climate change, nuclear weapons, and war. She played an integral role in PSR and the PSR Pioneer Valley chapter in Western Massachusetts, along with numerous other peace and justice organizations.
On August 28, EPA announced an attempt to roll back key provisions of the 2016 New Source Performance Standards, which provide critical health and safety protections to prevent harm to public health from methane emissions and prevent potential methane leaks. PSR opposes any attempt to roll back the NSPS.
Interview with Jeff Carter, PSR executive director, in Between the Lines.
Article in The Conversation highlighting PSR’s anti-nuclear weapons work and efforts to get the broader medical community to respond to the climate crisis.