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Let’s honor the past but bid farewell to the Blue Angels

August 2, 2024 Comments Off on Let’s honor the past but bid farewell to the Blue Angels

Op-ed in The Seattle Times by Breck Lebegue, MD, MPH, Washington PSR member.

Paper lanterns with peace messages written on them float in a lake next to a canoe

Hiroshima and Nagasaki Events and More

August 1, 2024 Comments Off on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Events and More

With the 79th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings drawing near, PSR Nuclear Weapons Abolition Program invites you to participate in a communal remembrance of the attacks on August 6 and 9.

How can Harris appeal to climate voters in Pennsylvania?

August 1, 2024 Comments Off on How can Harris appeal to climate voters in Pennsylvania?

Allegheny Front article quoting Ned Ketyer, MD, President of PSR Pennsylvania on climate policy in Pennsylvania.

Cows near a fracking site

Why the left’s knives are out for Shapiro

July 30, 2024 Comments Off on Why the left’s knives are out for Shapiro

Article in The Philadelphia Inquirer quoting PSR Pennsylvania on fracking.

As US bets big on hydrogen for clean energy, local communities worry about secrecy and public health

July 29, 2024 Comments Off on As US bets big on hydrogen for clean energy, local communities worry about secrecy and public health

Grist article quoting PSR-Los Angeles’ Martha Dina Argüello.

A new national spotlight shines on Josh Shapiro’s environmental record

July 29, 2024 Comments Off on A new national spotlight shines on Josh Shapiro’s environmental record

Article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette quoting PSR Pennsylvania.

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US should stop spending billions of dollars on nuclear weapons

July 29, 2024 Comments Off on US should stop spending billions of dollars on nuclear weapons

Op-ed in the Bangor Daily News on PSR co-founder Bernard Lown, MD’s legacy.

Sue for a full cleanup of Santa Susana Field Lab

July 27, 2024 Comments Off on Sue for a full cleanup of Santa Susana Field Lab

Ventura County Star op-ed co-authored by Robert Dodge, MD, co-president of PSR-Los Angeles and PSR National board member.

How Green is Your Travel?

July 26, 2024 Comments Off on How Green is Your Travel?

Most of us love to travel. But travel’s “dark side“ is its environmental cost: the carbon dioxide and other pollutants created from the fossil fuels burned for travel by air, land, or sea. The Green Travel Guide from the PSR’s My Green Doctor offers ways to calculate and reduce your travel carbon footprint.

Vote No on I-2117: -Preserve Climate Investments -REduce Air Pollution -Build Healthier Communities

Climate Under Attack in Washington State

July 26, 2024 Comments Off on Climate Under Attack in Washington State

A recent report from the Washington PSR chapter reveals the significant health impacts that Washingtonians would face from Initiative 2117.