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

Initiative-2117 is Dangerous to Your Health

October 14, 2024 Comments Off on Initiative-2117 is Dangerous to Your Health

Op-ed by Ken Lans, MD, Washington PSR President, in The Stranger.

Local anti-nuclear activists cheer Nihon Hidankyo’s Nobel Peace Prize

October 11, 2024 Comments Off on Local anti-nuclear activists cheer Nihon Hidankyo’s Nobel Peace Prize

WGBH article quoting PSR Past President Ira Helfand, MD.

Nadler and Garamendi Introduce Legislation to Codify the EPA Office of Children’s Health Protection On Children’s Environmental Health Day

October 10, 2024 Comments Off on Nadler and Garamendi Introduce Legislation to Codify the EPA Office of Children’s Health Protection On Children’s Environmental Health Day

Press release from Rep. Jerry Nadler quoting PSR’s Paige Knappenberger and PSR Maine’s Sydney R. Sewall, MD, MPH.

Multnomah County adds NW Natural, Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine to climate lawsuit

October 8, 2024 Comments Off on Multnomah County adds NW Natural, Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine to climate lawsuit

Street Roots article quoting Oregon PSR volunteer Dr. Melanie Plaut on the dangers of methane gas.

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

I-2117 imposes too high a cost on our health; vote no

October 5, 2024 Comments Off on I-2117 imposes too high a cost on our health; vote no

Op-ed in The Herald by Jonathan Witte, MD, Washington PSR Member, on Washington state’s anti-climate ballot initiative.

Addressing the health threats of nuclear war as United States medical students

October 3, 2024 Comments Off on Addressing the health threats of nuclear war as United States medical students

Commentary in Medicine, Conflict and Survival by Greater Boston PSR Board Co-Chair Joseph G. Hodgkin, MD and three medical students.

Pennsylvania gas driller CNX says operations pose no health risk. Activists are skeptical.

September 30, 2024 Comments Off on Pennsylvania gas driller CNX says operations pose no health risk. Activists are skeptical.

Article in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star quoting PSR Pennsylvania President Dr. Ned Ketyer.

Statement: Governor Newsom vetoes bill to require health warning labels on gas stoves

September 28, 2024 Comments Off on Statement: Governor Newsom vetoes bill to require health warning labels on gas stoves

CalPIRG statement quoting San Francisco Bay PSR’s Dr. Robert Gould

Why Isn’t the Nuclear Threat a 2024 Campaign Issue?

September 27, 2024 Comments Off on Why Isn’t the Nuclear Threat a 2024 Campaign Issue?

Op-ed in Common Dreams by Robert Dodge, MD, PSR Board Member.

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Pennsylvania gas driller: Our operations pose no health risk. You can’t be serious, activists respond.

September 27, 2024 Comments Off on Pennsylvania gas driller: Our operations pose no health risk. You can’t be serious, activists respond.

Philadelphia Inquirer article quoting PSR Pennsylvania President Dr. Ned Ketyer

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