Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant

New York governor seeks to build the state’s first new nuclear power plant in decades

June 23, 2025 Comments Off on New York governor seeks to build the state’s first new nuclear power plant in decades

Associated Press article quoting PSR New York’s Alfred Meyer.

Pick Your Fate, Humanity: Climate-Chaos Summer, Nuclear Winter, Both… or Neither

June 12, 2025 Comments Off on Pick Your Fate, Humanity: Climate-Chaos Summer, Nuclear Winter, Both… or Neither

Common Dreams article quoting San Francisco Bay PSR’s Robert Gould, MD.

Pa. has failed environmental justice communities for years. A new bill could change that.

June 11, 2025 Comments Off on Pa. has failed environmental justice communities for years. A new bill could change that.

Article in Pennsylvania Capital-Star quoting Walter Tsou, MD, PSR Pennsylvania.

Frontline advocates rally in Sacramento for ‘Make Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act’

June 2, 2025 Comments Off on Frontline advocates rally in Sacramento for ‘Make Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act’

Sacramento News & Review article quoting PSR Los Angeles’ Martha Dina Argüello.

Critics question possible Point Beach Nuclear Plant license extension, despite favorable NRC ruling

June 2, 2025 Comments Off on Critics question possible Point Beach Nuclear Plant license extension, despite favorable NRC ruling

WUWM 89.7 article quoting PSR Wisconsin’s Alfred Meyer and Amy Schulz, RN.

Resisting Nuclear Energy in Wisconsin

May 30, 2025 Comments Off on Resisting Nuclear Energy in Wisconsin

WORT 89.9FM radio interview with Amy Schulz, RN and Alfred Meyer of PSR Wisconsin.

Frontline Communities, Climate Justice Advocates Rally for Climate Superfund Act at State Capitol

May 30, 2025 Comments Off on Frontline Communities, Climate Justice Advocates Rally for Climate Superfund Act at State Capitol

Article in Daily Kos quoting Martha Dina Argüello, Executive Director, PSR-Los Angeles.

Summer ozone season starts Sunday. That means the Front Range’s air will be dirtier.

May 30, 2025 Comments Off on Summer ozone season starts Sunday. That means the Front Range’s air will be dirtier.

Denver Post article quoting Beth Gillespie, MD, chair of PSR Colorado.

With summer ozone season about to start, here’s what you need to know

May 29, 2025 Comments Off on With summer ozone season about to start, here’s what you need to know

Press release from PIRG quoting Beth Gillespie, MD, chair of PSR Colorado.

Cows near a fracking site

Oil and gas companies fail to disclose toxic chemicals at Colorado well sites

May 28, 2025 Comments Off on Oil and gas companies fail to disclose toxic chemicals at Colorado well sites

Coverage of oil & gas chemicals report from PSR Colorado & PSR National.

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.

PSR Staff Testifies Before EPA on Proposed Methane Rule

January 12, 2023 Comments Off on PSR Staff Testifies Before EPA on Proposed Methane Rule

PSR staff testified to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) during hearings to pass a proposed rule reducing leaks of methane and other harmful pollutants from oil and gas operations across the country. 

PSR Statement on the EPA’s Proposed Soot Standard

January 9, 2023 Comments Off on PSR Statement on the EPA’s Proposed Soot Standard

PSR is disappointed by the EPA’s lax decision to propose an annual health standard for soot that does not prioritize human health.

PSR Advises Biden: Rewrite the Nuclear Posture Review

October 28, 2022 Comments Off on PSR Advises Biden: Rewrite the Nuclear Posture Review

The NPR disregards the increasing numbers of Americans who are calling to redirect these resources to urgent needs like food insecurity, access to health care, and the climate change crisis — to name just a few. 

PSR Statement on the Escalating Nuclear Threat in Ukraine

October 19, 2022 Comments Off on PSR Statement on the Escalating Nuclear Threat in Ukraine

It is critical that we all understand that any use of nuclear weapons – tactical, low-yield, or otherwise – would have catastrophic health impacts for the immediate victims and our collective future.

Oil and Gas Companies Have Used PFAS in Ohio Wells; ‘Trade Secret’ Laws Limit Public’s Ability to Know Full Extent of Use

September 29, 2022 Comments Off on Oil and Gas Companies Have Used PFAS in Ohio Wells; ‘Trade Secret’ Laws Limit Public’s Ability to Know Full Extent of Use

Previously unpublicized information unearthed by PSR shows that a class of extremely toxic and persistent chemicals known as PFAS has been used in Ohio’s oil and gas wells since at least 2013.

PSR Statement on the Inflation Reduction Act Becoming Law

August 18, 2022 Comments Off on PSR Statement on the Inflation Reduction Act Becoming Law

PSR celebrates President Biden’s signing of the Inflation Reduction Act, making it the law of the land and solidifying the nation’s largest investment ever to address the climate crisis.