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.
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 mourns the death of Tortuguita, and condemns state violence enacted against environmentalists in the United States and abroad.
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.
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 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 is disappointed by the EPA’s lax decision to propose an annual health standard for soot that does not prioritize human health.
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.
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.
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.
KUOW article quoting Dr. Mark Vossler, president of Washington PSR.
Interview in The Progressive with PSR’s Dr. Ira Helfand.
Letter to the editor in the Daily Camera by Sharon Montes, MD, PSR Colorado.
Letter to the editor in the Seattle Times by Max Savishinsky, Executive Director of Washington PSR.
Article in The Oregonian quoting Dr. Melanie Plaut, a volunteer with Oregon PSR.
Grist article quoting PSR-PA’s Laura Dagley, BSN, RN.
Article from Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 quoting PSR-PA’s Dr. Ned Ketyer.
WBUR article quoting Brita Lundberg, MD, Greater Boston PSR President.
Stress on pregnant people and exposure to pollution impacts babies’ size and health, USC study shows
USC Annenberg Media article quoting Paula Torrado Plazas, manager of the health and environment program at PSR-LA.
Letter to the Editor from Walter Tsou, MD, MPH, PSR Pennsylvania in the Philadelphia Inquirer.