The only way to protect human health from nuclear weapons is to eliminate all nuclear arsenals worldwide. Recognizing this, PSR's Nuclear Weapons Abolition Program is working toward ambitious goals. Read more »
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After a harrowing downward spiral in which President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un carelessly exchanged threats and engaged in provocative military actions, we are seeing a ray of hope. Read more »
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Doctors, nurses and other public health professionals came out in force in San Francisco against the Trump administration's dangerous plan to repeal the Clean Power Plan, the most comprehensive piece of climate change policy on the federal level. Read more »
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The Olympic Truce is a tradition that dates back to the original Olympic Games of Ancient Greece. In 2018, the truce is fraught with extra meaning. Read more »
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Last week, a HuffPost reporter leaked a draft of the Trump administration’s new Nuclear Posture Review (NPR). The NPR, which officially defines the role of U.S. nuclear weapons, dangerously increases reliance on nuclear weapons rather than pursuing diplomacy to prevent conflict and move towards arms reductions. Read more »
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It's a new year, and PSR is launching powerful programs to prevent nuclear war, fight climate change, and transition our nation to clean renewable energy sources. Read more »
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On December 10, the Norwegian Nobel Committee sent a message to the world when it awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), represented here by bomb survivor Setsuko Thurlow and ICAN Executive Director Beatrice Fihn. Read more »
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On Nov. 9, PSR leaders, members, and staff came together to celebrate the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and to honor Dr. Ira Helfand's tireless work to help make it happen. Read more »

Have you contacted your U.S. Representative or Senator lately? Members of Congress are responding to constituents who have been asking them to reduce the risk of nuclear war. Read more »
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PSR member Dr. Larry Moore recently spoke on a "Tour de Frack" that outlined the threat of fracking allowed within five hundred feet of peoples' homes and within 1,000 feet of schools. Read more »

What happens when we dismantle the agency taxed with safeguarding our air, water and climate? The health of our communities suffers. Read more »
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Congratulations to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) for winning the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize! On October 6, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced their decision to award ICAN in recognition of their work raising awareness on the catastrophic humanitarian impacts of nuclear weapons and achieving the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). Read more »
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The wildfires in California are a public health disaster. In the short term, California residents must deal with air pollutants including particulate matter, which is linked to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Read more »
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We're celebrating a huge victory! As a co-director of the Power Past Coal coalition, I'm thrilled to thank each of you who worked to defeat the Millennium Bulk Terminal (MBT) coal export facility proposed for construction in Longview, WA. Read more »
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Damage to our water systems from recent Hurricanes Harvey and Maria highlights the need for stronger protections, not weaker, for clean water. Unfortunately, the EPA doesn't appear to agree. Read more »

In the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, communities in Texas, Florida, the Gulf and the Caribbean are addressing the long, hard and dirty job of recovery. Read more »
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Kathy Attar, Toxics Program Manager at Physicians for Social Responsibility, testified recently before the Consumer Product Safety Commission, urging them to ban harmful organohalogen flame retardants in children’s products, furniture, mattresses and electronic casings. Read more »

As transportation now emits more greenhouse gases than any other sector of our economy, a slower transition to cleaner cars will have significant consequences for U.S. carbon emissions. Read more »
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Hurricane Harvey is a terrifying storm, unleashing torrential rain, causing massive flooding, and creating a slowly mounting death toll. Houston, the fourth-largest city in the United States, has been inundated. Read more »

Clean water is a public health issue for all communities. The Clean Water Rule, finalized in 2015, helps protect the water for the third of people in the U.S. whose drinking water comes from upstream sources such as streams and wetlands, which are not protected under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Read more »