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Press Releases

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.

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. 

In the News
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

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.

Doomsday Clock at 90 Seconds to Midnight

89 seconds to midnight: WMass group Back from the Brink reacts to resetting of ‘Doomsday Clock’

January 29, 2025 Comments Off on 89 seconds to midnight: WMass group Back from the Brink reacts to resetting of ‘Doomsday Clock’

Daily Hampshire Gazette article quoting PSR Past President Ira Helfand, MD.

Blame Big Oil

January 29, 2025 Comments Off on Blame Big Oil

Op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle by Bret Andrews, DO, SF Bay PSR Board Member.

Critics fear weaker cleanup standards at field lab nuke site

January 24, 2025 Comments Off on Critics fear weaker cleanup standards at field lab nuke site

Article in The Acorn quoting PSR-Los Angeles’ Denise Duffield.

Kansas City is preparing for nuclear war. We don’t have to sit by and watch it happen

January 21, 2025 Comments Off on Kansas City is preparing for nuclear war. We don’t have to sit by and watch it happen

Op-ed in The Kansas City Star by PSR Board Member Ann Suellentrop, MSRN.

Washington lawmakers look at making packaging producers pay for recycling

January 20, 2025 Comments Off on Washington lawmakers look at making packaging producers pay for recycling

Article in Washington State Standard quoting PSR President Dr. Mark Vossler.

Protect Columbia estuary from fuel refinery

January 7, 2025 Comments Off on Protect Columbia estuary from fuel refinery

Letter to the editor from Joan Rothlein, PhD, Healthy Climate Action Team, Oregon PSR.

Physicians group warns against propping up biodiesel as part of Massachusetts’ clean heat transition

January 6, 2025 Comments Off on Physicians group warns against propping up biodiesel as part of Massachusetts’ clean heat transition

Coverage in Energy News Network of Greater Boston PSR’s new report on biodiesel.