Push to phase out gas stoves over health concerns met with online anger

January 14, 2023 Comments Off on Push to phase out gas stoves over health concerns met with online anger

Fox 13 Seattle news clip featuring Annemarie Dooley, MD of Washington PSR.

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Gas stoves are contributing to childhood asthma in Massachusetts, study finds

January 5, 2023 Comments Off on Gas stoves are contributing to childhood asthma in Massachusetts, study finds

Boston Globe article quoting Greater Boston PSR Board Chair Dr. Brita Lundberg.

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Advocates ask Denver council to require all-electric new homes

January 5, 2023 Comments Off on Advocates ask Denver council to require all-electric new homes

NewsBreak article quoting Sharon Montes, MD of PSR Colorado.

Now Baldwin should focus on protecting children from F-35s

December 27, 2022 Comments Off on Now Baldwin should focus on protecting children from F-35s

The Capital Times article quoting Ann Behrmann, MD of PSR Wisconsin.

Living with a gas stove? Tips for minimizing health risks

December 26, 2022 Comments Off on Living with a gas stove? Tips for minimizing health risks

This KNKX Public Radio article features health tips from Washington PSR’s Dr. Annemarie Dooley.

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Your gas stove is an expensive chain-smoker

December 22, 2022 Comments Off on Your gas stove is an expensive chain-smoker

Op-ed in Pinal Central from PSR Arizona’s Dr. Eve Shapiro.

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Calif. regulators pass plan to zero out carbon emissions

December 16, 2022 Comments Off on Calif. regulators pass plan to zero out carbon emissions

E&E News article quoting Eric Romann, director of strategy and campaigns at PSR Los Angeles.

Dr. Jameton remembered for medical ethics expertise, curiosity

December 14, 2022 Comments Off on Dr. Jameton remembered for medical ethics expertise, curiosity

Obituary for Andrew Jameton, PhD, former PSR board member, from the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Retailers may not inform consumers of gas stove health risks upon purchase: report

December 14, 2022 Comments Off on Retailers may not inform consumers of gas stove health risks upon purchase: report

PSR’s Barbara Gottlieb is quoted on the health impacts of gas stove pollution in this Changing America article.

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Criticism grows on new Peabody peaker plant

December 8, 2022 Comments Off on Criticism grows on new Peabody peaker plant

Salem News article quoting Greater Boston PSR Board Chair Dr. Brita Lundberg.

PSR statement on the Reintroduction of the People Over Pentagon Bill

February 22, 2023 Comments Off on PSR statement on the Reintroduction of the People Over Pentagon Bill

PSR is a proud supporter of the People Over Pentagon bill, and firmly believes that a $100 billion reduction in military spending is the minimum we must cut if we are to transform our society from a war economy to a sustainable economy of community care. 

W. Taylor Carneiro-Johnson to Become PSR Interim Executive Director on March 25, 2023

February 21, 2023 Comments Off on W. Taylor Carneiro-Johnson to Become PSR Interim Executive Director on March 25, 2023

We are pleased to announce that W. Taylor Carneiro-Johnson will become Interim Executive Director of Physicians for Social Responsibility in Washington, DC, on March 25, 2023.

PSR Statement on the Ohio Train Derailment Disaster

February 20, 2023 Comments Off on PSR Statement on the Ohio Train Derailment Disaster

Threats to public health created by such environmental disasters are all too common. And in most cases, we find public health and safety is compromised for the sake of corporate profit.

EPA’s Final Rule to Reaffirm Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Will Protect Millions from Toxic Power Plant Emissions

February 17, 2023 Comments Off on EPA’s Final Rule to Reaffirm Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Will Protect Millions from Toxic Power Plant Emissions

“Millions are breathing cleaner air because of these protections under the Clean Air Act,” said Jeff Carter, Executive Director of PSR.

PSR’s Statement on the Human Health Effects of Gas Stove Use

February 17, 2023 Comments Off on PSR’s Statement on the Human Health Effects of Gas Stove Use

PSR warned that gas stoves emit toxic air pollutants that can cause lung damage and exacerbate asthma, as well as other harms to health.

U.S. Missile Launch at Vandenberg Worsens Global Nuclear Tensions

February 15, 2023 Comments Off on U.S. Missile Launch at Vandenberg Worsens Global Nuclear Tensions

The United States should employ common sense, and discontinue all unnecessary military exercises that escalate the possibility of a nuclear conflict. 

PSR Statement on the Murder of Tyre Nichols

February 9, 2023 Comments Off on PSR Statement on the Murder of Tyre Nichols

PSR stands with health professionals who have long argued that police violence and systemic racism are a public health issue.

Fracking with “Forever Chemicals”: Analysis Finds Oil and Gas Companies May Be Exposing Texans and Groundwater to Highly Toxic Chemicals

February 6, 2023 Comments Off on Fracking with “Forever Chemicals”: Analysis Finds Oil and Gas Companies May Be Exposing Texans and Groundwater to Highly Toxic Chemicals

Oil and gas companies used PFAS in Texas wells, but the extent of its use is obscured by six billion pounds of “trade secret” chemicals.

PSR Responds to the Introduction of the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act 

February 3, 2023 Comments Off on PSR Responds to the Introduction of the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act 

In response to Sen. Joe Manchin and Sen. Ted Cruz’s introduction of the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, Barbara Gottlieb, Director for Environment & Health for PSR, issued the following statement.

PSR Statement on the Murder of Indigenous Forest Defender, Manuel “Tortuguita” Esteban Paez Terán

January 27, 2023 Comments Off on PSR Statement on the Murder of Indigenous Forest Defender, Manuel “Tortuguita” Esteban Paez Terán

PSR mourns the death of Tortuguita, and condemns state violence enacted against environmentalists in the United States and abroad.