Aerial shot of fracking sites

Thousands of pounds of “forever chemicals” have been injected into Texas oil and gas wells, study finds

March 27, 2023 Comments Off on Thousands of pounds of “forever chemicals” have been injected into Texas oil and gas wells, study finds

PSR’s new Fracking with Forever Chemicals in Texas report resulted in proposed legislation calling for a state-sponsored study on PFAS use in fracking. 

To protect our health, tell the truth about the fossil fuel industry

March 2, 2023 Comments Off on To protect our health, tell the truth about the fossil fuel industry

Op-ed by PSR Board Member Dr. Linda Rudolph in Capitol Weekly.

The Chagossians and Full Spectrum Justice

February 22, 2023 Comments Off on The Chagossians and Full Spectrum Justice

Op-ed by Jasmine Owens, Associate Director of PSR’s Nuclear Weapons Abolition Program, at Inkstick Media.

Indian Point Owner Plans to Dump Radioactive Water into Hudson River

February 17, 2023 Comments Off on Indian Point Owner Plans to Dump Radioactive Water into Hudson River

Article in The Larchmont Loop quoting PSR New York’s Kathy Nolan, MD.

Environmental groups urge state DEP to halt operations at Shell cracker plant

February 17, 2023 Comments Off on Environmental groups urge state DEP to halt operations at Shell cracker plant

Article from WTAE quoting PSR Pennsylvania President Ned Ketyer, MD.

Gas stove top

Push to ban gas stoves reignites debate in Oregon

February 17, 2023 Comments Off on Push to ban gas stoves reignites debate in Oregon

KOIN 6 CBS news clip featuring Oregon PSR’s Melanie Plaut, MD.

Washington Considers Mandating Electric School Buses by 2035

February 10, 2023 Comments Off on Washington Considers Mandating Electric School Buses by 2035

Government Technology article quoting Washington PSR’s Jill Denny, MD.

Discussing the Birds and Bees Protection Act

February 9, 2023 Comments Off on Discussing the Birds and Bees Protection Act

WXXI radio interview with PSR New York’s Kathleen Nolan, MD.

Scattergood Gas Plant in Los Angeles

LA City Council Moves Forward with Controversial Green Hydrogen Plan at Scattergood Generating Station

February 9, 2023 Comments Off on LA City Council Moves Forward with Controversial Green Hydrogen Plan at Scattergood Generating Station

Santa Monica Mirror article quoting Alex Jasset of PSR-Los Angeles.

Residents allowed back home near Ohio train derailment after air declared safe

February 8, 2023 Comments Off on Residents allowed back home near Ohio train derailment after air declared safe

Allegheny Front article quoting PSR Pennsylvania president Dr. Ned Ketyer.

PSR welcomes resignation of U.S. EPA Administrator Pruitt

July 5, 2018 Comments Off on PSR welcomes resignation of U.S. EPA Administrator Pruitt

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) greets the resignation of Scott Pruitt as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with relief and satisfaction.

“We are pleased to see Mr. Pruitt resign,” said PSR executive director Jeff Carter.

Physicians for Social Responsibility Welcomes Positive Outcomes from Singapore Summit

June 13, 2018 Comments Off on Physicians for Social Responsibility Welcomes Positive Outcomes from Singapore Summit

PSR welcomes the positive steps taken by President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at Tuesday’s summit meeting in Singapore. A commitment to negotiate denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula has the potential to make the world a safer place.

Physicians’ Prescription for Action on North Korea

June 8, 2018 Comments Off on Physicians’ Prescription for Action on North Korea

In the run-up to the June 12 summit with North Korea, a group of prominent physicians urged Congressional leaders to promote diplomacy and prevent a war that could result in massive casualties.

40 Civil Rights, Labor & Environmental Orgs to Trump: “It’s Time for Pruitt to Resign, or Be Removed”

April 18, 2018 Comments Off on 40 Civil Rights, Labor & Environmental Orgs to Trump: “It’s Time for Pruitt to Resign, or Be Removed”

PSR and forty other national civil rights, labor, conservation and environmental organizations have taken out a series of full page ads calling for the resignation or firing of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.

A New Fracking Landscape: Report on Recent Science Shows Overwhelming Evidence of Harm

March 13, 2018 Comments Off on A New Fracking Landscape: Report on Recent Science Shows Overwhelming Evidence of Harm

Health professional groups raise alarm that build-out of drilling and fracking operations is creating a public health crisis. Experts available for interviews. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Elana Simon, Communications Manager,…

In Memoriam: Dr. Victor W. Sidel, PSR Founding Member

January 31, 2018 Comments Off on In Memoriam: Dr. Victor W. Sidel, PSR Founding Member

Dr. Sidel has inspired so many of us in our work for peace, social justice, and health equity. Click here to read PSR members’ tributes to Dr. Sidel. Victor W.…

American, British, and French Physicians Condemn Their Governments’ Protest of the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony

December 5, 2017 Comments Off on American, British, and French Physicians Condemn Their Governments’ Protest of the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony

The American, British, and French embassies in Norway announced they will refuse to send top-level diplomats to the Nobel peace prize ceremony in protest of the awardee, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). ICAN received the Nobel peace prize for raising awareness on the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons and achieving the first-ever U.N. treaty that categorically bans such weapons.

Physicians Warn Scrapping the Clean Power Plan Could Result in 10,000s of Preventable Deaths and Illnesses

October 10, 2017 Comments Off on Physicians Warn Scrapping the Clean Power Plan Could Result in 10,000s of Preventable Deaths and Illnesses

Today, the EPA announced the termination of the Clean Power Plan, the most comprehensive piece of climate change policy on the federal level. The policy created viable pathways for states to slash carbon emissions by almost one-third from electricity sectors, greatly advancing the nation’s ability to slow climate change.

International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

October 6, 2017 Comments Off on International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Today, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their work bringing forward the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR)’s international federation, the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), founded ICAN in 2007. ICAN mobilized more than 400 NGOs across 100 countries to advocate for an international ban against nuclear weapons. The United Nations adopted the landmark treaty on July 7, 2017.

EPA Drops Illegal Effort to Delay Ozone Protections

August 3, 2017 Comments Off on EPA Drops Illegal Effort to Delay Ozone Protections

In response to legal action by public health, environmental, and community organizations, including PSR, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has dropped its proposed delay of the 2015 ozone standards.