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Press Releases

New Report Underscores How Fossil Fuels Impact Every System of the Body

November 5, 2025 Comments Off on New Report Underscores How Fossil Fuels Impact Every System of the Body

Authored by leading health experts, this new report from PSR shows widespread health impact of extracting, transporting and burning fossil fuels.

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) and the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), 1985 Nobel Peace Prize, Condemn the Recent Suggestion of Nuclear Testing by the U.S.

October 30, 2025 Comments Off on Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) and the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), 1985 Nobel Peace Prize, Condemn the Recent Suggestion of Nuclear Testing by the U.S.

As physicians and health professionals, we condemn any and all nuclear weapons testing and de-stabilizing posturing. Regardless of intent, President Trump’s statement is a dangerous escalation that threatens global security and undermines decades of disarmament efforts, including the 1970 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

RFK Jr Must be Stopped

September 2, 2025 Comments Off on RFK Jr Must be Stopped

As an organization dedicated to protecting human life from the gravest threats to health and survival, PSR joins leading medical and health experts and public health organizations sounding the alarm about the reckless leadership of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and we call for him to resign or be removed from office immediately.

Trump’s EPA Put Our Health and Future on the Chopping Block: Repealing the Endangerment Finding

July 29, 2025 Comments Off on Trump’s EPA Put Our Health and Future on the Chopping Block: Repealing the Endangerment Finding

Today’s proposal to repeal the Endangerment Finding for greenhouse gases and rollback emissions standards for motor vehicles is antithetical to EPA’s mission and will seriously harm the health of Americans and people around the world if finalized.

The Deadly, Dangerous Bill: Physicians for Social Responsibility Responds to Budget Reconciliation Passage

July 3, 2025 Comments Off on The Deadly, Dangerous Bill: Physicians for Social Responsibility Responds to Budget Reconciliation Passage

The federal government is stealing healthcare and food assistance from tens of millions of people who need it the most, tearing apart families by targeting immigrants (regardless of status), raising energy bills in the midst of an affordability crisis, and ensuring people will die without access to lifesaving resources.

PSR Statement on Israel and Iran Conflict

June 16, 2025 Comments Off on PSR Statement on Israel and Iran Conflict

Physicians for Social Responsibility condemns the recent Israeli military attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities. These escalatory actions increase the risk of wider regional instability, endanger civilian lives, and undermine the…

Trump EPA proposes repeal of key clean air regulations, endangering health

June 11, 2025 Comments Off on Trump EPA proposes repeal of key clean air regulations, endangering health

With this action, the Trump administration is trading the lives of the most vulnerable Americans in order to line the pockets of fossil fuel corporations.

Trump’s 2026 Budget Request Will Harm Health of Americans

May 2, 2025 Comments Off on Trump’s 2026 Budget Request Will Harm Health of Americans

The President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request is an assault on health and equity. Many of these cuts are blatant attacks that target the most vulnerable among us, namely people of color, low income individuals, the LGBTQ+ community, and undocumented immigrants. 

Standing Strong Together

March 4, 2025 Comments Off on Standing Strong Together

Over the past six weeks, PSR’s staff, board, and members have been outraged by the dangerous actions of the Trump administration and the Congress. At this moment, we rise once again to sound the alarm at the many ways health is under attack.

Supreme Court Decision to Overturn ‘Chevron Deference’ Threatens to Disrupt Public Healthcare System

June 28, 2024 Comments Off on 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.

In the News

Nuclear weapons: ‘If you know the entire planet is at risk…’

March 15, 2020 Comments Off on Nuclear weapons: ‘If you know the entire planet is at risk…’

Arkansas Catholic feature on Ira Helfand, MD, PSR board member.

All hands needed for clean energy

March 14, 2020 Comments Off on All hands needed for clean energy

Letter to the editor in The Columbian by Claire Richards, PhD, PSR climate ambassador, Washington PSR.

Session Wrap: WA Lawmakers Leave Climate-Action Bills Behind

March 13, 2020 Comments Off on Session Wrap: WA Lawmakers Leave Climate-Action Bills Behind

Public News Service article quoting Sarah Cornett, climate program and advocacy manager with Washington PSR.

Bella Romero Benzene Levels Worse Than Reported, Analysis Claims

March 11, 2020 Comments Off on Bella Romero Benzene Levels Worse Than Reported, Analysis Claims

Article in Westword quoting PSR Colorado’s Barbara Donachy, MPH.

Jane Fonda Says Bernie Sanders Is the Only Climate Candidate

March 7, 2020 Comments Off on Jane Fonda Says Bernie Sanders Is the Only Climate Candidate

Common Dreams article quoting Saba Malik, MD, PSR Los Angeles, who spoke at a Fire Drill Friday rally on how climate change impacts low-income communities.

Listen to the scientists

March 7, 2020 Comments Off on Listen to the scientists

Letter to the editor in the Monterey Herald on the climate crisis by Bill Donovan, MD, PSR member.

Support for worldwide fracking ban

March 5, 2020 Comments Off on Support for worldwide fracking ban

Article in The Ecologist quoting Ned Ketyer, MD, PSR Philadelphia.

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Poorer areas more likely to feel climate change’s effects

March 3, 2020 Comments Off on Poorer areas more likely to feel climate change’s effects

Letter to the editor in the Columbus Dispatch by Alan Lockwood, MD, FAAN, FANA, PSR board member.

Disarmament advocate sounds nuclear alarm

March 3, 2020 Comments Off on Disarmament advocate sounds nuclear alarm

Interview with PSR’s Dr. Ira Helfand in Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

Fix U.S. tax code to address climate change and our health

February 28, 2020 Comments Off on Fix U.S. tax code to address climate change and our health

Op-ed in East Bay Times by Amanda Millstein, MD, San Francisco Bay Area PSR.