Supreme Court Decision to Overturn ‘Chevron Deference’ Threatens to Disrupt Public Healthcare System
Today’s ruling will cause significant disruption to publicly funded health insurance programs, to the stability of this country’s healthcare and food and drug review systems, and to the health and well-being of patients.
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.
Public News Service article quoting PSR Arizona’s Dr. Eve Shapiro.
TV documentary from KCET on how inequality impacts health, featuring Martha Dina Arguello of PSR-Los Angeles.
Op-ed in The Hill Times by Jérémy Cotton, PSR Nuclear Weapons Intern.
Streetsblog California article quoting Martha Dina Arguello, PSR Los-Angeles.
CNN Op-ed by Ira Helfand, MD, PSR Board Member.
New York Times article quoting PSR.
Radio interview on Yale Climate Connections with PSR’s Barbara Gottlieb.
Coverage in Benefits Pro of the new report on insurance divestment co-authored by PSR.
Letter to the editor in the Austin American-Statesman by Elliot Trester, MD, Texas PSR.
Earthwhile (WBUR) article mentioning Greater Boston PSR.