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Lessons from Hiroshima and Nagasaki

July 26, 2018 Comments Off on Lessons from Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Op-ed by Dr. Terrence Clark of Western North Carolina PSR in the Asheville Citizen-Times.

Reduce Leaking and Venting from Fracked Wells

July 25, 2018 Comments Off on Reduce Leaking and Venting from Fracked Wells

Why would the government roll back a common-sense, health-protective rule that limits the amount of “fugitive” methane that can be leaked, vented or flared from oil and gas operations on…

PSR Opposes EPA Effort to Censor Science

July 18, 2018 Comments Off on PSR Opposes EPA Effort to Censor Science

PSR leaders and staff stood with other health professionals, scientists, academics and NGO representatives at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s public hearing in Washington, DC to voice strong opposition to…

Medical and Public Health Professionals and Organizations Oppose the EPA’s Proposed “Censoring Science” Rule!

July 16, 2018 Comments Off on Medical and Public Health Professionals and Organizations Oppose the EPA’s Proposed “Censoring Science” Rule!

Ahead of tomorrow’s U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hearing on its proposed “Censoring Science” rule, PSR and other medical and public health professionals, academics, and organizations are strongly voicing our…

PSR Opposes Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court

July 13, 2018 Comments Off on PSR Opposes Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court

Donald Trump has nominated his choice to fill the vacant spot on the Supreme Court: Brett Kavanaugh, a member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia…

PSR Letter on Climate in the Washington Post

July 11, 2018 Comments Off on PSR Letter on Climate in the Washington Post

The Washington Post recently published a letter by PSR’s Director for Environment and Health, Barbara Gottlieb. Gottlieb’s letter critiques reporters’ blatant avoidance of the term “climate change” in the Post’s…

PSR welcomes resignation of U.S. EPA Administrator Pruitt

July 5, 2018 Comments Off on PSR welcomes resignation of U.S. EPA Administrator Pruitt

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) greets the resignation of Scott Pruitt as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with relief and satisfaction.

“We are pleased to see Mr. Pruitt resign,” said PSR executive director Jeff Carter.

‘Denuclearization’—Why stop at North Korea?

June 25, 2018 Comments Off on ‘Denuclearization’—Why stop at North Korea?

Responding to citizens everywhere who yearn for peace, political leaders in South Korea, North Korea, China and the United States staged a flurry of diplomatic activity this year to avert…

PSR Welcomes Summer Interns

June 25, 2018 Comments Off on PSR Welcomes Summer Interns

PSR is pleased to welcome four interns this summer: Louisa Angly, Chiara Giaccari, Cheran Gobiratnam and Brenda Munive.

AMA Passes Resolution on Divesting from Fossil Fuels

June 13, 2018 Comments Off on AMA Passes Resolution on Divesting from Fossil Fuels

Good news: The American Medical Association has passed a resolution calling on itself to divest from companies that get the majority of their income from fossil fuels. The resolution was…