environment & health

Meet three therapists who are helping Marylanders cope with their climate anxiety

November 27, 2023

Interview with PSR Board Member Dr. Lise Van Susteren in Maryland Matters.

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Climate Change and Health Webinar

November 27, 2023

PSR Maine hosts this webinar on the health and climate benefit of pollution-free homes, available incentives, and public messaging.

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Hydrogen for heating is gaining steam. Is it safe?

November 20, 2023

E&E News article quoting PSR’s Barbara Gottlieb.

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Three New Assessments Find Huge Climate Impacts

November 17, 2023
Series of U.S. maps showing effects of climate change by region (temperature, precipitation, sea level)

Three important reports on climate change were issued recently – and the news isn’t good. They found widespread impacts and more billion-dollar climate- and weather-related disasters in the U.S., an increase in food insecurity and heat-related deaths around the world, and the hottest summer ever recorded on Earth.

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Updated status on critical government funding

November 16, 2023

PSR is advocating for equitable federal spending for our health and environment by submitting letters to the House of Representatives on nearly every appropriations bill that they’ve considered.

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Stop open burning of sugar cane fields in Palm Beach County

November 15, 2023

Op-ed by Howard Kessler, MD, President of PSR Florida, in The Palm Beach Post.

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Want to get rid of your gas stove? Here’s how to do it in NYC.

November 12, 2023

In this Gothamist article, PSR’s Zach Williams, MPH explains the health benefits of switching to electric appliances.

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Neighbor to Neighbor: Green Home Improvement

November 7, 2023

PSR New York’s Dr. Barton Schoenfeld, MD, FACC will be speaking on indoor air benefits and why not to burn fossil fuels indoors.

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Stand up for environmental justice, stop the Dakota Access Pipeline!

November 6, 2023

The Army Corps of Engineers has once again failed the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe by completing a biased environmental review of the Dakota Access Pipeline, all while the pipeline continues to operate illegally. Submit your comment and tell them we need a new review!

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Pennsylvania’s fracking boom is hurting its oldest residents

November 6, 2023

Grist article quoting PSR Pennsylvania President Dr. Ned Ketyer.

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