Press Room Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) asserts a strong medical voice on the gravest threats to health. PSR mobilizes physicians and health professionals to advocate for climate solutions and a nuclear weapons-free world. For interviews with PSR’s experts, contact PSR at psrnatl@psr.org or (202) 667-4260.

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

Climate change is making us sick — and Big Pharma will profit

January 13, 2020 Comments Off on Climate change is making us sick — and Big Pharma will profit

KYW Newsradio article quoting Dr. Daniel Wolk, Philadelphia PSR.

Natural Gas Provided False Promise, Deception — Severe Health Problems From “Natural” Gas

January 12, 2020 Comments Off on Natural Gas Provided False Promise, Deception — Severe Health Problems From “Natural” Gas

Overview in Clean Technica of the health impacts of natural gas, featuring PSR’s new report on liquified natural gas.

Support for Clean Fuels Continues to Grow

January 10, 2020 Comments Off on Support for Clean Fuels Continues to Grow

Port of Seattle article quoting Annemarie Dooley, MD, Washington PSR.

TEP wants increase in rates for our electricity bills

January 10, 2020 Comments Off on TEP wants increase in rates for our electricity bills

Letter to the editor in the Arizona Daily Star by Barbara Warren, MD, PSR Arizona.

Smokestack

Lawmakers to give Marion County trash burner another chance to be ‘renewable’

January 10, 2020 Comments Off on Lawmakers to give Marion County trash burner another chance to be ‘renewable’

Article in the Salem Reporter quoting Damon Motz-Storey, Oregon PSR.

Acknowledging climate change as a public health threat that will affect everyone

January 9, 2020 Comments Off on Acknowledging climate change as a public health threat that will affect everyone

Interview with Dr. Mark Vossler, Washington PSR, on the Green Dreamer podcast.

The World Is Not Enough, Apparently

December 19, 2019 Comments Off on The World Is Not Enough, Apparently

Op-ed for Inkstick Media by Olivia Alperstein, Media Relations Manager, PSR.

State Sen. Jen Metzger introduces bill to ban fracking permanently in NY

December 19, 2019 Comments Off on State Sen. Jen Metzger introduces bill to ban fracking permanently in NY

The Daily Freeman article quoting Ulster County Legislator Dr. Kathy Nolan, PSR New York.

Stop the Spread of Liquefied Natural Gas—Before It’s Too Late

December 17, 2019 Comments Off on Stop the Spread of Liquefied Natural Gas—Before It’s Too Late

Op-ed in OtherWords by Olivia Alperstein, Media Relations Manager, PSR.

Why the U.S. nuclear weapons policy needs to be discussed in the Democratic debate

December 17, 2019 Comments Off on Why the U.S. nuclear weapons policy needs to be discussed in the Democratic debate

Op-ed in The Sacramento Bee by Denise Duffield, PSR Los Angeles, and David Wright.