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Press Releases

Health and Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Its Delay of Clean Air Protections for Millions

July 12, 2017 Comments Off on Health and Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Its Delay of Clean Air Protections for Millions

Today, health, environmental and community groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to stop the agency’s delay in implementation of the 2015 smog standard.

UN Nuclear Ban Treaty Could Heal Broken U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy, Say U.S. Medical Professionals

July 7, 2017 Comments Off on UN Nuclear Ban Treaty Could Heal Broken U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy, Say U.S. Medical Professionals

Despite a misguided boycott by the U.S. and other nuclear-armed countries, today the UN adopted a treaty banning nuclear weapons worldwide.

Health Advocates Call Court’s Ruling to Regulate Methane a Win for Clean Air and a Healthy Climate

July 5, 2017 Comments Off on Health Advocates Call Court’s Ruling to Regulate Methane a Win for Clean Air and a Healthy Climate

In a win for public health and the climate, the federal appeals court in Washington blocked the Trump administration’s suspension of EPA standards that keep methane and toxic gas pollution from oil and gas wells out of the air we breathe.

In the News

As Doctors See the Costs of Climate Change, Trump Plays a Deadly Game of Denial

March 26, 2026 Comments Off on As Doctors See the Costs of Climate Change, Trump Plays a Deadly Game of Denial

Earthjustice interview with PSR Board Member and cardiologist Mark Vossler, MD.

Scientists ramp up the alarm about PFAS contamination, which may come from Tallahassee’s spray field

March 23, 2026 Comments Off on Scientists ramp up the alarm about PFAS contamination, which may come from Tallahassee’s spray field

Quotes PSR Florida’s Ron Saff, MD and Dan Axelrad, PhD.

Data centers under scrutiny by California lawmakers as fears rise about health and energy impacts

March 23, 2026 Comments Off on Data centers under scrutiny by California lawmakers as fears rise about health and energy impacts

Los Angeles Times article quoting San Francisco Bay PSR’s Dr. Robert Gould.

Allegheny County health board considers fracking impacts

March 19, 2026 Comments Off on Allegheny County health board considers fracking impacts

Allegheny Front article quoting PSR Pennsylvania’s Laura Dagley, RN.

California Updates Pollution Mapping Tool to Identify Communities Most at Risk

March 6, 2026 Comments Off on California Updates Pollution Mapping Tool to Identify Communities Most at Risk

Article from American Community Media quoting Martha Dina Argüello, executive director of PSR-Los Angeles.

Kline Twp. residents push back against Amazon data center

March 3, 2026 Comments Off on Kline Twp. residents push back against Amazon data center

Standard Speaker article quoting PSR Pennsylvania’s Josephine Gingerich.

Obituary: In Loving Memory Of Rob Bernstein 1945-2026

March 2, 2026 Comments Off on Obituary: In Loving Memory Of Rob Bernstein 1945-2026

Los Alamos Reporter Obituary for longtime PSR Activist Robert M. Bernstein, MD.

Florida’s ‘medical freedom’ bill takes another step forward in Senate

February 25, 2026 Comments Off on Florida’s ‘medical freedom’ bill takes another step forward in Senate

WUSF article quoting PSR Florida board member Dr. Ron Saff.

Repeal of EPA ‘endangerment finding’ endangers human health

February 25, 2026 Comments Off on Repeal of EPA ‘endangerment finding’ endangers human health

Op-ed in the Seattle Times by Mark Vossler, MD of Washington PSR, and Howard Frumkin, MD.

Removing the EPA Endangerment Finding hurts us

February 19, 2026 Comments Off on Removing the EPA Endangerment Finding hurts us

Op-ed by Pam McVety, PSR Florida Board Member, in the Tallahassee Democrat.