Pax Christi Intl. teams up with PSR for nuclear abolition webinar

Pax Christi International, a Catholic peace organization, has launched a series of Catholic Nuclear Abolition webinars. The June 27 webinar featured Sister Megan Rice, PSR Security Program Director Martin Fleck, and Dr. Maryann Cusimano Love of Catholic University of America. The May webinar featured Joan Chittister, Pax Christi Teacher of Peace, Fr. Drew Christiansen, S.J. and Daryl Kimball, Arms Control Association.
Climate Change and the Growing Risk of Nuclear War: A Health Care Perspective

Join PSR at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston on October 15th for this one-day Symposium to examine the catastrophic public health consequences of climate change and the ways that climate change will increase the risk of conflict, including nuclear war. Learn the ways that health professionals can take action. Speakers include Bill McKibben, Dr. Ira Helfand, and Dr. Catherine Thomasson.

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DC Heeds Health Voice for Clean Power Standard

Dr. Lise Van Susteren provided health testimony for PSR at the DC City Council last month. She related stories of the climate change impacts on the health and mental health of her patients. As a result of a strong coalition of voices and Council leadership, they passed a clean power standard surpassing most states.
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Another Assault on the Clean Air Act!

Once again, Congress is threatening to pass a bill that would foul our air, damage our health, and undermine the Clean Air Act. The House of Representatives has already passed this bill; now the Senate is considering it. Tell your senators it is totally unacceptable to permanently weaken the Clean Air Act and suspend the EPA's protective new ozone rule.
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Tucson must adapt to survive hot trail ahead
July 5, 2016

PSR Arizona's Dr. Barbara Warren discusses the need for community resilience in response to heat waves.
Source: Arizona Daily Star
A slightly less toxic system to protect our health
June 23, 2016

This editorial mentions PSR's position that the new TSCA reform law doesn't go far enough to protect public health.
Source: Brattleboro Reformer
TSCA Reform: These Toxic Chemicals Are Still Allowed Under The EPA’s Chemicals Law
June 22, 2016

Physicians for Social Responsibility said that while the updated law is better than the original, the reforms don’t do enough to ensure EPA has sufficient funding or staffing power to review potentially toxic chemicals.
Source: International Business Times

Latest Blog Post

Exxon Enforces Carbon Tax on U.S. Energy Companies

Posted by Jenna Meltzer on July 12, 2016

Despite recent revelations about Exxon’s deceptiveness about climate change, the billion-dollar industry is now turning the tables and pushing for a carbon tax on all U.S. energy companies. Read more »

Latest Resources

30 Years of Living with Chernobyl, 5 Years Living with Fukushima
This report, co-released by PSR and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, provides detailed and sobering updates of these two sentinel events. Read more »
Webinar: Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
Our second train-the-trainer lecture reviews new research on endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and how to counsel patients on reducing day to day exposures. Speaker: Dr. Johanna Congleton. Read more »
Public Health Toolkit: Clean Power Plan
This Toolkit is a guide for clinicians and public health professionals who wish to promote healthy choices by informing policy makers in their state that these choices have health implications. Read more »
Video: Can We Prevent Nuclear War?
The danger of nuclear war is real. PSR's Dr. Ira Helfand spoke at TEDx Vail on the threat to human survival posed by nuclear war and what we can do about it: we can all take action to end nuclear weapons in all forms. Read more »

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What now, after the Supreme Court stay?
The Supreme Court in February 2016 issued a "stay," or a temporary suspension, of the Clean Power Plan while a lower court reviews a legal challenge. This situation raises many questions. Read more »