federal government

The Cost of a Nuclear Arsenal

November 2, 2024
Protest sign reading "No Money for Nuclear Weapons"

Letter to the editor in the New York Times by PSR Past President Dr. Ira Helfand.

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Rep. McGovern to lead special nuclear weapons discussion in the House 

October 24, 2024

Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) has been granted a “Special Order” 60 minute session, scheduled for Wednesday, November 13, specifically to discuss nuclear weapons policies on the House Floor.

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Take Action: Protect workers from extreme heat!

October 22, 2024

INACTIVE – OSHA has proposed a rule to protect approximately 36 million workers from extreme heat and its negative health impacts. Health professionals, support the rule by submitting a comment today.

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We must resist the strident voices calling for a new nuclear arms race

October 18, 2024

Op-ed by PSR Maine members Geoff Gratwick, MD, and Kathryn Bourgoin, MD in the Bangor Daily News.

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Nadler and Garamendi Introduce Legislation to Codify the EPA Office of Children’s Health Protection On Children’s Environmental Health Day

October 10, 2024

Press release from Rep. Jerry Nadler quoting PSR’s Paige Knappenberger and PSR Maine’s Sydney R. Sewall, MD, MPH.

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Tell your U.S. Rep: vote in favor of justice for radiation victims

September 25, 2024

Send an email to urge your U.S. Representative to re-initiate and expand RECA.

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Indigenous Week of Action in DC to support RECA

September 23, 2024

Radiation survivors from the Navajo Nation, Laguna Pueblo, Acoma Pueblo and Hopi tribe are in Washington, DC, September 24th to 26th to urge Congress to re-initiate and expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA).

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Take action on a bipartisan effort to improve indoor air quality!

September 3, 2024

A new bipartisan bill would open up a path for EPA regulation and funding of indoor air quality that would protect the health of all Americans. Tell your Representative to support the Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act!

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New Resource: Silent Contamination Timeline 

August 23, 2024

Silent Contamination is an interactive timeline that explores Native American involvement in the nuclear industry and the consequences that have followed.

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A nuclear legacy in Los Alamos

August 15, 2024

Searchlight New Mexico article quoting PSR Colorado’s Deborah Segaloff

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