Act Now: It Is 89 Seconds to Midnight

As the Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight, Will Trump Make the Ultimate Deal?

February 11, 2025 Comments Off on As the Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight, Will Trump Make the Ultimate Deal?

Op-ed in Common Dreams co-authored by Dr. Robert Dodge, PSR-Los Angeles co-president

Doomsday Clock at 90 Seconds to Midnight

89 seconds to midnight: WMass group Back from the Brink reacts to resetting of ‘Doomsday Clock’

January 29, 2025 Comments Off on 89 seconds to midnight: WMass group Back from the Brink reacts to resetting of ‘Doomsday Clock’

Daily Hampshire Gazette article quoting PSR Past President Ira Helfand, MD.

Blame Big Oil

January 29, 2025 Comments Off on Blame Big Oil

Op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle by Bret Andrews, DO, SF Bay PSR Board Member.

Critics fear weaker cleanup standards at field lab nuke site

January 24, 2025 Comments Off on Critics fear weaker cleanup standards at field lab nuke site

Article in The Acorn quoting PSR-Los Angeles’ Denise Duffield.

Kansas City is preparing for nuclear war. We don’t have to sit by and watch it happen

January 21, 2025 Comments Off on Kansas City is preparing for nuclear war. We don’t have to sit by and watch it happen

Op-ed in The Kansas City Star by PSR Board Member Ann Suellentrop, MSRN.

Washington lawmakers look at making packaging producers pay for recycling

January 20, 2025 Comments Off on Washington lawmakers look at making packaging producers pay for recycling

Article in Washington State Standard quoting PSR President Dr. Mark Vossler.

Protect Columbia estuary from fuel refinery

January 7, 2025 Comments Off on Protect Columbia estuary from fuel refinery

Letter to the editor from Joan Rothlein, PhD, Healthy Climate Action Team, Oregon PSR.

Physicians group warns against propping up biodiesel as part of Massachusetts’ clean heat transition

January 6, 2025 Comments Off on Physicians group warns against propping up biodiesel as part of Massachusetts’ clean heat transition

Coverage in Energy News Network of Greater Boston PSR’s new report on biodiesel.

Pulling Back From the Nuclear Brink

December 31, 2024 Comments Off on Pulling Back From the Nuclear Brink

PSR’s Dr. Bob Dodge and IPPNW’s Michael Crist authored letters to the editor in response to a recent editorial on U.S. nuclear weapons policy

The horrifying potential of global nuclear catastrophe

December 22, 2024 Comments Off on The horrifying potential of global nuclear catastrophe

Op-ed by Raymond Graap, MD, PSR Arizona board member, in the Arizona Daily Star

PSR Statement on Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal Amid Escalating Violence

October 10, 2023 Comments Off on PSR Statement on Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal Amid Escalating Violence

The violence in the region, coupled with Israel’s possession of a nuclear arsenal, presents a precarious situation with profound implications.

EPA’s Decision to Delay Updating Ozone Pollution Standards is a Disappointment and Betrayal to Public Health

August 22, 2023 Comments Off on EPA’s Decision to Delay Updating Ozone Pollution Standards is a Disappointment and Betrayal to Public Health

Physicians for Social Responsibility is deeply disappointed in the EPA’s decision to delay updating the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ozone.

Medical Journals Unite in Urgent Call for Nuclear Weapons Elimination

August 2, 2023 Comments Off on Medical Journals Unite in Urgent Call for Nuclear Weapons Elimination

Over 100 medical journals issued a resounding call for immediate action — drafted by IPPNW — to mitigate the escalating threat of nuclear war and accelerate the elimination of nuclear weapons.

PSR Statement on the Transfer of U.S. Cluster Munitions to Ukraine

July 13, 2023 Comments Off on PSR Statement on the Transfer of U.S. Cluster Munitions to Ukraine

PSR firmly opposes this transfer and the use of indiscriminate weapons by any country, regardless of combat circumstances. These weapons are inconsistent with public health and international law.

PSR Executive Director Search

May 30, 2023 Comments Off on PSR Executive Director Search

PSR recently launched a search for our next Executive Director. This is a unique opportunity to assume a leadership role in an organization with a 62-year history of working to abolish nuclear weapons and a 26-year history of working to protect human health from the grave threats of climate change.

PSR Applauds Introduction of EPA Rules To Slash Carbon Pollution from Power Plants

May 15, 2023 Comments Off on PSR Applauds Introduction of EPA Rules To Slash Carbon Pollution from Power Plants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a set of proposed rules that would curb emissions of carbon pollution from new and existing coal and gas plants. Read our statement.

New PSR Report Reveals Oil & Gas Companies Fracked New Mexico Wells with PFAS

April 12, 2023 Comments Off on New PSR Report Reveals Oil & Gas Companies Fracked New Mexico Wells with PFAS

PSR’s latest report on toxic PFAS chemicals in fracking spotlights New Mexico. Eighty percent of state residents get their drinking water from groundwater, making these “forever” chemicals particularly risky.

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.