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PSR, IPPNW, and PHR Call for an End to All Fighting in Iran

April 7, 2026

Magritte Gordaneer Promoted to Director of PSR’s Nuclear Weapons Abolition Program

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The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Hosts Review Conference Next Month 

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Proposed Weymouth Compressor Station Draws More Opposition

February 7, 2019 Comments Off on Proposed Weymouth Compressor Station Draws More Opposition

Article from WBUR on the growing opposition to the proposed compressor station in Weymouth, MA, citing Greater Boston PSR’s new report, which concludes that air pollution from the compressor station would pose “an unacceptable health risk to the surrounding community.”

My Patients’ Health Depends on Addressing Climate Change

February 6, 2019 Comments Off on My Patients’ Health Depends on Addressing Climate Change

Op-ed in OtherWords by medical student and Student PSR member Autumn Vogel.

The Experts Speak: Our Health Changes with Climate Change

February 3, 2019 Comments Off on The Experts Speak: Our Health Changes with Climate Change

Dr. Abbey Strauss interviews PSR Florida’s Dr. Lynn Ringenberg on climate and health.

Pollution regulations protect us all

February 1, 2019 Comments Off on Pollution regulations protect us all

Op-ed by PSR Climate Ambassador Harv Teitelbaum in The Pueblo Chieftan on the EPA’s proposal to weaken the Mercury and Air Toxic Standards, which reduces dangerous pollution from power plants.

New Green Deal and Nuclear Doomsday Clock

January 30, 2019 Comments Off on New Green Deal and Nuclear Doomsday Clock

Op-ed by PSR’s Dr. Robert Dodge in Common Dreams on the connection between climate change and nuclear war and the need for global leaders to take action.

Just What the Doctor Ordered, for Our Health and Future: Physicians for Social Responsibility Applauds Rep. Smith and Sen. Warren’s “No First Use” Legislation

January 30, 2019 Comments Off on Just What the Doctor Ordered, for Our Health and Future: Physicians for Social Responsibility Applauds Rep. Smith and Sen. Warren’s “No First Use” Legislation

PSR applauds Representative Adam Smith and Senator Elizabeth Warren for their bold commitment to ensuring the health and safety of all families by establishing a U.S. policy of “No First Use” of nuclear weapons.

Portland, Maine City Council Unanimously Passes “Back from the Brink” Resolution, urging the USA to reduce nuclear dangers

January 25, 2019 Comments Off on Portland, Maine City Council Unanimously Passes “Back from the Brink” Resolution, urging the USA to reduce nuclear dangers

Thanks to the incredible work of Physicians for Social Responsibility Maine and their allies, on  January 23, the city of Portland, Maine unanimously passed a “Back from the Brink” resolution.…

Climate Change Is A Public Health Emergency, Doctor Says. Here’s How To Respond.

January 23, 2019 Comments Off on Climate Change Is A Public Health Emergency, Doctor Says. Here’s How To Respond.

NPR On Point interview with Dr. Regina LaRocque of Greater Boston PSR on the New England Journal of Medicine article authored by Dr. LaRocque and Dr. Caren Solomon.

The Green New Deal: Just What the Doctor Ordered

January 22, 2019 Comments Off on The Green New Deal: Just What the Doctor Ordered

Climate scientists are now telling us that we have less than 12 years in which to cut our climate-warming emissions in half or face irreversible consequences. That stark deadline is…

Health Consequences of Climate Change

January 21, 2019 Comments Off on Health Consequences of Climate Change

KPFA radio interview with Dr. Michael Martin of SF Bay Area PSR.

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