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Tell EPA to Set Strong Standards on Mercury

May 8, 2023 Comments Off on Tell EPA to Set Strong Standards on Mercury

Tell the EPA that we need the strongest regulations possible for brain-damaging emissions of mercury!

Are Cruise Ships Crushing Seattle’s Climate Goals?

May 5, 2023 Comments Off on Are Cruise Ships Crushing Seattle’s Climate Goals?

Article in the Urbanist quoting Anne Marie Dooley, MD of Washington PSR.

Thousands of Americans call for safeguards from gas stove health risks, as public health organizations mark World Asthma Day

May 2, 2023 Comments Off on Thousands of Americans call for safeguards from gas stove health risks, as public health organizations mark World Asthma Day

Yahoo! News article quoting PSR’s Barb Gottlieb.

Get rid of all ‘forever chemicals’

May 1, 2023 Comments Off on Get rid of all ‘forever chemicals’

Santa Fe New Mexican op-ed citing PSR’s fracking chemicals in New Mexico report.

Braintree chemical fire leaves behind a lot of questions

April 28, 2023 Comments Off on Braintree chemical fire leaves behind a lot of questions

Commonwealth Magazine op-ed co-authored by Dr. Brita Lundberg, Greater Boston PSR Chair.

Oil drilling permits approved in California since start of 2019 rises to 14,623 as neighborhood feel the brunt

April 28, 2023 Comments Off on Oil drilling permits approved in California since start of 2019 rises to 14,623 as neighborhood feel the brunt

Sacramento News & Review article quoting Marjaneh Moini, MD, PSR Board Member.

Reject this climate-killing budget!

April 26, 2023 Comments Off on Reject this climate-killing budget!

PSR resoundingly rejects the climate-killing budget proposal emanating from the U.S. House of Representatives. This proposal would promote buildout of fossil fuel infrastructure, and repeal or weaken many positive policies.

President Biden Signs Executive Order on Environmental Justice

April 25, 2023 Comments Off on President Biden Signs Executive Order on Environmental Justice

PSR applauds the Biden-Harris Administration for making a commitment to advancing equity, particularly for communities that face the greatest burdens and disproportionate environmental harms due to climate change.

Ban Treaty makes progress, even swimming upstream 

April 24, 2023 Comments Off on Ban Treaty makes progress, even swimming upstream 

Norwegian People’s Aid has released Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor 2022, which tracks progress toward implementing the ban.

Earth Day 2023 – Investing in Our Planet

April 22, 2023 Comments Off on Earth Day 2023 – Investing in Our Planet

Op-ed for Common Dreams by Robert Dodge, MD, PSR Board Member and PSR-Los Angeles President.