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Leading Health Experts from Physicians for Social Responsibility Testify at Oct. 1 EPA Hearing in Chicago

October 2, 2018 Comments Off on Leading Health Experts from Physicians for Social Responsibility Testify at Oct. 1 EPA Hearing in Chicago

On Oct. 1, a group of our health experts from Chicago PSR and PSR Wisconsin testified against the Trump administration’s plan to dismantle the Clean Power Plan (CPP), which set the first-ever federal limits on carbon pollution from power plants.

Don’t Arm This President With These Nukes

October 2, 2018 Comments Off on Don’t Arm This President With These Nukes

Op-ed by PSR’s Olivia Alperstein for Foreign Policy in Focus.

Fighting climate change by uniting for climate justice

October 2, 2018 Comments Off on Fighting climate change by uniting for climate justice

Op-ed by Barbara Gottlieb in The Hill

It’s Time to Ban Nuclear Weapons for Good

September 26, 2018 Comments Off on It’s Time to Ban Nuclear Weapons for Good

Op-ed by PSR’s Olivia Alperstein for Buzzflash.

EPA rolls back methane capture rules

September 20, 2018 Comments Off on EPA rolls back methane capture rules

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continued its promotion of fossil fuels—and its assault on the climate and public health—with a proposal to weaken the requirements for monitoring and repairing methane…

Rolling back methane regulations harms everyone

September 14, 2018 Comments Off on Rolling back methane regulations harms everyone

Letter to the Editor from PSR Philadelphia’s Edward C. Ketyer, MD, FAAP, in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Pipeline in Hurricane Florence’s Path Poses Added Danger

September 13, 2018 Comments Off on Pipeline in Hurricane Florence’s Path Poses Added Danger

PSR’s Barbara Gottlieb writes for Daily Kos about the dangers to local communities posed by pipelines in a hurricane’s path.

PSR Strongly Opposes EPA’s Proposed Rollback of Methane Rule

September 11, 2018 Comments Off on PSR Strongly Opposes EPA’s Proposed Rollback of Methane Rule

On September 11, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced their plan to roll back a critical health and safety rule regarding methane, the main component of natural gas and a potent greenhouse gas.

“Secret Fracking Chemicals” Report Exposes Widespread Use

September 11, 2018 Comments Off on “Secret Fracking Chemicals” Report Exposes Widespread Use

PSR welcomes a new report examining the use of secret chemicals in fracking operations. Why doesn’t EPA require disclosure of the identities of possibly toxic or carcinogenic chemicals?

As Trump postures, a national nuclear abolition campaign moves forward

September 5, 2018 Comments Off on As Trump postures, a national nuclear abolition campaign moves forward

Op-ed by Robert Dodge, MD, PSR Board Member, in The Hill.