Maryland Environmental Leaders Slam Legislative Push for Gas-Powered Plants, Split Over Nuclear Energy

February 15, 2025 Comments Off on Maryland Environmental Leaders Slam Legislative Push for Gas-Powered Plants, Split Over Nuclear Energy

Inside Climate News article quoting Chesapeake PSR President Dr. Gwen DuBois.

West Philly Tool Library lets you ‘test-drive’ a gas-less cooktop before taking the plunge

February 14, 2025 Comments Off on West Philly Tool Library lets you ‘test-drive’ a gas-less cooktop before taking the plunge

Article in WHYY quoting PSR Pennsylvania member Dr. Dan Wolk.

Maryland needs to make its voice heard with other states warning against nuclear war

February 14, 2025 Comments Off on Maryland needs to make its voice heard with other states warning against nuclear war

Op-ed by Gwen DuBois, MD MPH, Chesapeake PSR President, in Maryland Matters.

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

The Battle Over Philly’s Clean Hydrogen Revolution

February 8, 2025 Comments Off on The Battle Over Philly’s Clean Hydrogen Revolution

Article in Philadelphia magazine on the work of Chris DiGiulio, PSR Pennsylvania Environmental Chemist.

No Nukes Is Good Nukes

February 8, 2025 Comments Off on No Nukes Is Good Nukes

Letter to the editor by Andy Harris, MD, Oregon PSR Board Member, in Willamette Week.

Nadler, Chu Reintroduce Legislation to Make Polluters Pay for Fueling Climate Crisis

February 7, 2025 Comments Off on Nadler, Chu Reintroduce Legislation to Make Polluters Pay for Fueling Climate Crisis

Rep. Jerry Nadler Press Release quoting PSR Executive Director Brian Campbell, PhD; Texas PSR President Adelita Cantu, PhD, RN, FAAN; and PSR Maine President Syd Sewall, MD.

Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant

Advocates Oppose Incentives for New Nuclear And Methane Gas Facilities In Maryland

February 3, 2025 Comments Off on Advocates Oppose Incentives for New Nuclear And Methane Gas Facilities In Maryland

Food & Water Watch press release quoting Gwen DuBois, MD MPH, Chesapeake PSR.

Health care: Implement policy changes

January 31, 2025 Comments Off on Health care: Implement policy changes

Letter to the editor in The Seattle Times by Nicole Casanova, Washington PSR.

Marilyn Strickland Must Do More to Prevent Nuclear War

January 30, 2025 Comments Off on Marilyn Strickland Must Do More to Prevent Nuclear War

Op-ed by Sean Arent, Washington PSR, in The Suburban Times.

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. 

Doomsday Clock at 90 Seconds to Midnight

PSR Statement on the 2023 Doomsday Clock Announcement

January 24, 2023 Comments Off on PSR Statement on the 2023 Doomsday Clock Announcement

This announcement by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moving the Clock closer to midnight reminds us that we cannot prepare for nuclear war, we must prevent it.

A Message from Our Executive Director

January 23, 2023 Comments Off on A Message from Our Executive Director

PSR today announced that Jeff Carter, who has led the organization as its Executive Director since 2017, will step down later this year.