Countries from around the world are now gathering in New York for "Climate Week" with the objective of advancing the climate accords developed in Paris last December. Read more »

Thank you for signing on to PSR Security Program petitions! On September 15, PSR representatives delivered three petitions to White House Office of Public Engagement staff, with the names of signers that totaled 4657 signatures. Read more »

Although the mass media failed to report it, a landmark event occurred recently in connection with resolving the long-discussed problem of what to do about nuclear weapons. Read more »

North Korea today confirmed that it had conducted its most powerful nuclear test explosion to date, with an estimated yield of 10 kilotonnes, triggering a magnitude 5.3 earthquake. Read more »

Physicians for Social Responsibility and WildEarth Guardians filed a landmark federal lawsuit today to defend our climate, health, and America’s public lands from widespread oil and gas leasing, drilling, and fracking. Read more »
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Last year, the United Nations First Committee--which is in charge of nuclear disarmament--created the "Open Ended Working Group on Taking Forward Multilateral Disarmament Negotiations" (OEWG). Read more »

People all over the United States expressed, in myriad ways, their support for abolishing nuclear weapons altogether on the 71st anniversaries of the bombing of Hiroshima (Aug 6) and Nagasaki (Aug 9). Read more »
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Climate scientists, as we have heard many times, refrain from attributing any single weather event to climate change. But they do tell us in no uncertain terms that climate change increases the likelihood of frequent intense weather events. Read more »

Born, developed and efficiently exploited in Europe, ‘Don’t Bank on the Bomb’ has also achieved a great success in Massachusetts a few months ago. But what is Don’t Bank on the Bomb and why is PSR talking about it? Read more »

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 »
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Setsuko Thurlow was 13 years old and in Hiroshima when her hometown was destroyed by a U.S. atomic bomb. Read more »
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A federal judge recently ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency need not require producers to disclose inactive ingredients in pesticides, even when the products are known to be dangerous to public health. Read more »
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The nation's capital took another big step toward climate solutions on June 28, 2016 as the District of Columbia City Council approved legislation to expand their renewable energy target to 50% by 2032. Read more »

On June 22, 2016, the Congressional Progressive Caucus hosted a forum on the fossil fuel industry’s alleged deception on the issue of climate change. Read more »

U.S District Judge Scott Skavdahl recently struck down the Obama Administration’s regulations on hydraulic fracturing on federal lands. Read more »

A recent report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance has found that cleaner alternatives to electricity generation will result in a downward shift in the use of fossil fuels. Read more »

PSR members are working with allied organizations and enlightened legislators to rein in the government’s plan to spend a trillion dollars over the next 30 years on a nuclear weapons binge. Read more »
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Norway is considering a bill that would ban new gasoline-powered vehicle sales as early as 2025. This means that the country would only permit zero-emission cars to be sold in Norway. Read more »
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Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the first nationwide standards curbing dangerous methane pollution from new and modified sources in the oil and natural gas industry. Read more »

Nations without nuclear weapons are forging an alliance with civil society groups to stigmatize, ban and eliminate nuclear weapons. Read more »