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Texas signed off on the restoration of this old coal mine. Now a leaky landfill is contaminating groundwater.

October 30, 2019 Comments Off on Texas signed off on the restoration of this old coal mine. Now a leaky landfill is contaminating groundwater.

Article in Grist quoting Karen Hadden, Texas PSR.

Coal policies continue to get attention in Congress

October 30, 2019 Comments Off on Coal policies continue to get attention in Congress

Article in St. Joseph News-Press quoting PSR Director of Environment & Health Barbara Gottlieb.

Dr. Todd Sack wants healthy patients, environment

October 29, 2019 Comments Off on Dr. Todd Sack wants healthy patients, environment

Article in Jax Daily Record profiling PSR board member Dr. Todd Sack.

Doctor recognized for environmental health activism

October 29, 2019 Comments Off on Doctor recognized for environmental health activism

Portland Press Herald – PSR Maine’s Dr. Lani Graham received the Bettie Kettell Award from the Environmental Health Strategy Center.

Clean transportation forum shows the way to the future

October 29, 2019 Comments Off on Clean transportation forum shows the way to the future

Audubon Washington – Dr. Kristen Knox, retired family physician and member of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, spoke about the health and climate impacts from our current transportation system.

How things got so fracking bad in Ohio

October 26, 2019 Comments Off on How things got so fracking bad in Ohio

Article in Salon referencing PSR and Concerned Health Professionals of NY’s fracking science Compendium.

Climate change will affect us all

October 25, 2019 Comments Off on Climate change will affect us all

Letter to the Editor in the Austin American-Statesman by Elliot Trester, Texas PSR board member.

Greater Boston PSR and Washington PSR Host Events to Highlight Nuclear Weapons Issues and Hold Elected Officials Accountable

October 24, 2019 Comments Off on Greater Boston PSR and Washington PSR Host Events to Highlight Nuclear Weapons Issues and Hold Elected Officials Accountable

On September 29, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility and the Washington Against Nuclear Weapons Coalition convened a People’s Town Hall on Nuclear Weapons, which brought together anti-war, environmental and Indigenous…

Setsuko Thurlow Reminds Harvard Audience Why Nuclear Weapons Must Be Banned

October 24, 2019 Comments Off on Setsuko Thurlow Reminds Harvard Audience Why Nuclear Weapons Must Be Banned

For many PSR members who advocate for the abolition of nuclear weapons, there’s a compelling reason to work to prevent a nuclear attack: our nation, the United States, has already…

“Electrify Everything”: PSR Engages Its Health Voices in New Approach to Fighting Climate Change

October 24, 2019 Comments Off on “Electrify Everything”: PSR Engages Its Health Voices in New Approach to Fighting Climate Change

PSR’s national office and four chapters are gearing up to inject the health voice into a new approach to slashing greenhouse gas emissions. It’s called “energy optimization,” and it combines energy efficiency with fuel-swapping: replacing technologies that burn fossil fuels with those that use electricity.