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

PSR condemns strikes against Iran, calls for a return to negotiations

February 28, 2026 Comments Off on PSR condemns strikes against Iran, calls for a return to negotiations

Today, we awoke to news that the United States and Israel have launched military attacks on Iran. This is a frightening escalation to the conflict PSR has been monitoring for months, including the bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities in June.

EPA Decision to Rollback MATS Puts Children’s Health in Jeopardy

February 20, 2026 Comments Off on EPA Decision to Rollback MATS Puts Children’s Health in Jeopardy

This repeal will harm the health of every American, but vulnerable populations, including babies and children are most at risk.

EPA’s repeal of the Endangerment Finding contradicts their mission and threatens health

February 12, 2026 Comments Off on EPA’s repeal of the Endangerment Finding contradicts their mission and threatens health

Physicians for Social Responsibility will sue the Trump administration to protect health.

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.

In the News

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.

The latest on clean energy

February 24, 2020 Comments Off on The latest on clean energy

Letter to the editor in LNP by Alan Peterson, MD, PSR Philadelphia.

We Need to Treat Nuclear War Like the Emergency It Is

February 21, 2020 Comments Off on We Need to Treat Nuclear War Like the Emergency It Is

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

Congressional Democrats Join the Debate Over Plastics’ Booming Future

February 21, 2020 Comments Off on Congressional Democrats Join the Debate Over Plastics’ Booming Future

Article in Inside Climate News quoting Dr. Net Ketyer of PSR Pennsylvania.

An arms race that no one can win

February 21, 2020 Comments Off on An arms race that no one can win

Op-ed in West Hawaii Today by Olivia Alperstein, PSR Media Relations Manager.

Physicians critique National Grid official’s stance

February 20, 2020 Comments Off on Physicians critique National Grid official’s stance

Op-ed in CommonWealth Magazine by Drs. Regina LaRocque, Philip Landrigan, Brita Lundberg, Caren Solomon, Jim Recht, and Susan Racine, Greater Boston PSR.

Lawmakers fail to act on findings of lead-tainted water in Florida schools

February 17, 2020 Comments Off on Lawmakers fail to act on findings of lead-tainted water in Florida schools

ABC Action News news clip featuring Lynn Ringenberg, MD, FAAP, of PSR Florida.

Reduce pollution for our climate and our health

February 16, 2020 Comments Off on Reduce pollution for our climate and our health

Op-ed in the Everett Herald by Jonathan Witte, MD, Washington PSR.