Your doctors are worried about your health―in fact, about your very survival. Read more »

California, with the help of our PSR-LA chapter, has taken key steps to get tougher on toxics. Read more »

PSR condemned the proposed Chemicals in Commerce Act (CICA), saying “CICA fails to reduce exposures to hazardous chemicals in our air, water, and consumer products, and it does nothing to protect the health of vulnerable populations.” Read more »
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This past week, carbon dioxide levels in the Earth’s atmosphere exceeded 402 parts per million (ppm), the highest carbon dioxide levels in 800,000 years. Read more »

The federal budget for Fiscal Year 2014 includes approximately $57 billion for nuclear weapons. Tax Day is a “teachable moment” to call attention to this spending. Read more »
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The Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons forum brought the story of the growing Humanitarian Impact Initiative home to the inside-the-beltway crowd. Read more »

New data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) show that the estimated number of children identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) continues to grow. Read more »

In the wake of the Freedom Industry spill that poisoned the drinking water for thousands of West Virginians, and the deadly fertilizer plant explosion in TX, President Obama issued an executive order to improve chemical facility safety and security. He was right to do so. Read more »

In December 2013 the Congressional Budget Office released a report titled Projected Costs of U.S. Nuclear Forces, 2014 to 2023. In it, the CBO predicted that to maintain and “modernize” US submarines, land-based missiles, bombers and nuclear warheads would cost $355 billion over the next decade. Read more »

PSR’s Chesapeake chapter has helped draft and launch legislation that would allow Maryland health professionals to access information on the specific chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing. Read more »
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We are all exposed to potentially harmful toxic chemicals on a daily basis, whether we recognize it or not. From the gasses emanating from our beautiful new wall paint to the pesticides on our produce, chemical exposure is virtually unavoidable. Read more »
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Speakers at the Humanitarian Impacts of Nuclear Weapons conference continued their depiction of the medical effects of nuclear war Thursday afternoon. Read more »

The head of the Civilian Protection division of Mexico’s Ministry of the Interior destroyed Mexico City after lunch yesterday. Which is to say, he conducted a classic IPPNW "bombing run," showing the overwhelming casualties, physical destruction, and radiation effects of a nuclear detonation over this country’s capital. Read more »

The Second Conference on the Humanitarian Impacts of Nuclear Weapons got off to a remarkable start this morning when Mexican Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Meade called the possession of nuclear weapons unacceptable. Read more »
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The preliminaries to the Second International Conference on the Humanitarian Impacts of Nuclear Weapons got under way today in Nayarit, Mexico. I am here representing both PSR and as Co-President, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW). Read more »

Physicians for Social Responsibility and ten co-litigants successfully completed a consent agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, requiring the EPA to finalize the first-ever federal regulations for the disposal of coal ash by December 19, 2014. Read more »
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Last month, I went to London to represent PSR at the first international meeting of the Global Climate and Health Alliance hosted by His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales. Read more »

On Jan. 14, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) urged her fellow Senators to oppose new Iran sanctions legislation. Read more »

On January 10 in Charleston, WV, community members were told their water was contaminated with an industrial chemical used in coal processing. Read more »
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That record-setting cold that brutalized two-thirds of the United States this week? It could actually be linked to climate change. Read more »
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