Today in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court put a hold on EPA’s impactful and health-protective Good Neighbor Plan, a significant setback for clean air nationwide.
PSR applauds the Biden Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Department of Agriculture for their recently finalized rules that will help to improve the health of communities nationwide. PSR and our members submitted comments on four of these rules to ensure that they strongly protected public health.
Press release from the American Lung Association on EPA’s new rule on tailpipe emissions from new cars, with quotes from PSR Executive Director Brian Campbell, PhD and Board Member Katie Huffling, DNP, RN, CNM, FAAN.
PSR National, PSR Colorado and other groups have filed suit against the U.S. DOT and USFS for approving a public trail to be built on land contaminated with plutonium.
PSR urgently calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. We urge the international community to prioritize providing essential medical supplies, restoring healthcare facilities, and supporting water and sanitation infrastructure.
We are pleased to announce that Brian Campbell, PhD, has accepted the offer to serve as PSR’s next Executive Director, effective November 1, 2023.
As advocates for health and well-being, we call for immediate international attention and humanitarian intervention to ensure the swift delivery of essential supplies, including fuel and medicines, to Gaza.
The new report, by Physicians for Social Responsibility, details the risks from injecting PFAS into Pennsylvania’s oil and gas wells, as well as risks from the disposal of millions of tons of liquid and solid waste associated with the wells.
Letter from Pennsylvania health and environment groups to state officials urging a ban on the use of PFAS in fracking.
The violence in the region, coupled with Israel’s possession of a nuclear arsenal, presents a precarious situation with profound implications.
Op-ed by Magritte Gordaneer, PSR Nuclear Weapons Abolition Program Manager, in the Nevada Current.
Article in The Acorn quoting Denise Duffield, Associate Director, PSR-Los Angeles.
Article in Fingerlakes1 quoting Quotes PSR New York President Dr. Kathleen Nolan.
Article in the Spokesman-Review quoting Sean Arent and Cheryl McDaniel, RN of Washington PSR.
Article in The Cool Down featuring Bret D. Andrews, DO, of San Francisco Bay PSR.
APHA Public Health Newswire Interview with PSR President Mark Vossler, MD, on PSR’s Fueling Sickness report.
Op-ed by Matt Shorraw, Policy and Program Coordinator, PSR Pennsylvania.
Inside Climate News article quoting PSR-Los Angeles’ Emma Silber.
Op-ed by Steve Overman, MD MPH and Sean Arent, Washington PSR, in the Seattle Times.
Op-ed by Bridget Lee, MD, Greater Boston PSR Board Member, in ACEP Now.