Powerful op-ed sounds PSR’s themes

December 13, 2018 Comments Off on Powerful op-ed sounds PSR’s themes

Two PSR/Washington physicians, Michael Soman, MD and Mark Vossler, MD, published a powerful op-ed article recently in the Seattle Times. “Climate Change is Killing Our Patients” presents with great cogency a…

PSR Helps Raise Health at COP 24 Climate Talks

December 12, 2018 Comments Off on PSR Helps Raise Health at COP 24 Climate Talks

As the nations of the world meet in Poland to discuss compliance with the Paris Climate Accords, PSR national board president Pouné Saberi, MD coauthored an article asking: Where is…

Scientists Discuss Federal Report on Climate Change

December 4, 2018 Comments Off on Scientists Discuss Federal Report on Climate Change

Radio interview with PSR’s Todd Sack, MD on the new U.S. government report on climate change.

Proposed new FL legislation aims to protect students from lead exposure at school

November 29, 2018 Comments Off on Proposed new FL legislation aims to protect students from lead exposure at school

PSR Florida’s Dr. Lynn Ringenberg discusses the health effects of toxic lead exposure.

Global outrage needed anew to preserve nuclear-arms treaty

November 29, 2018 Comments Off on Global outrage needed anew to preserve nuclear-arms treaty

Op-ed by Washington PSR’s Dr. Bruce Amundson in the Seattle Times.

Air Pollution Is Killing Kids, But Trump’s EPA Doesn’t Seem To Care

November 21, 2018 Comments Off on Air Pollution Is Killing Kids, But Trump’s EPA Doesn’t Seem To Care

Op-ed by Eric Sullivan, Student PSR member and fourth-year medical student, in Huffington Post.

Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod

November 20, 2018 Comments Off on Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod

Podcast interview with PSR’s Dr. Robert Gould on the health and environmental impacts of the California wildfires.

Sheer luck has helped us avoid nuclear war so far—now we need to take action

November 17, 2018 Comments Off on Sheer luck has helped us avoid nuclear war so far—now we need to take action

Op-ed by PSR Board Member Ira Helfand, MD, for CNN.

Physicians Work to Bring Back the Anti-Nuclear Movement

November 11, 2018 Comments Off on Physicians Work to Bring Back the Anti-Nuclear Movement

This article covers Washington PSR’s work on nuclear weapons abolition.

Minuteman Missile

Withdrawing from the INF Treaty Is One of Trump’s Most Dangerous Moves Yet

November 2, 2018 Comments Off on Withdrawing from the INF Treaty Is One of Trump’s Most Dangerous Moves Yet

Op-ed by Martin Fleck, Director of PSR’s Nuclear Weapons Abolition Program, in Foreign Policy in Focus.

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.