federal government

An energy efficiency rule is in danger! Contact the Senate today

May 21, 2024

INACTIVE – A valuable energy efficiency rule for furnaces is in danger of being overturned by Congress. Let your senators know that the rule must stand.

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Take action: Strengthen the Good Neighbor Plan!

May 13, 2024

INACTIVE – EPA is seeking comments on a proposal to strengthen their  regulations on cross-state air pollution. We need to make sure that input from the health community is heard!

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Climate change cures are possible, but we must urge Congress to act

May 10, 2024

Op-ed in LNP by Alan S. Peterson, MD, PSR Climate Ambassador.

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Significant Wins for Environment & Health in New Biden Administration Rules

May 1, 2024

PSR applauds the Biden Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Department of Agriculture for their recently finalized rules that will help to improve the health of communities nationwide. PSR and our members submitted comments on four of these rules to ensure that they strongly protected public health. 

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Midwest PSR board members join tax day protest at Kansas City nuke plant

April 29, 2024

On April 15, tax day, PSR Board members David Drake, DO and Ann Suellentrop, MSRN joined with members of Peaceworks Kansas City and the Catholic Worker to protest nuclear weapons work conducted at Kansas City Nuclear Security Campus.

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Meeting with the White House on CO2 Pipelines

April 26, 2024

We recently engaged with the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on a forthcoming rulemaking from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration regarding carbon dioxide (CO2) pipeline safety. PSR has called for a moratorium on all CO2 pipeline development due to the dangers of potential leaks and ruptures.

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How much does your community contribute to the nuclear weapons industry? 

April 26, 2024

Each April for 35 years, as Americans cope with tax day, PSR-LA President and PSR/National Board member Dr. Bob Dodge has dived headfirst into federal budget numbers to be able to tell American taxpayers the true cost of the entire “nuclear weapons enterprise” — including many costs overlooked in other analyses.

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RECA extension and expansion await the U.S. House of Representatives

April 26, 2024

PSR urges the House to vote to expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act prior to June 7, when the existing RECA program expires altogether.

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Ojai residents contribute $2.7M to support U.S. nuclear weapons program

April 25, 2024

Article in Ojai Valley News on PSR Board Member Dr. Bob Dodge’s nuclear costs calculator.

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Tell Congress: Defend the Arctic!

April 25, 2024

INACTIVE – The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is no place for the oil and gas industry’s greed. Tell your Representative: vote NO on H.R. 6285!

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