This summer, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held four public hearings on the Clean Power Plan, its proposed rule to set limits on carbon emissions from power plants. However, no hearings were held in or even close to Iowa, a particularly coal-intensive state relative to its low population. Read more »

The anniversaries of the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki provide a “teachable moment” on one of the gravest health threats of our era: the world’s arsenals of over 17,000 nuclear weapons. Read more »
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Western North Carolina’s PSR Chapter participated in the Veterans for Peace 29th Annual Convention in Asheville, NC. Read more »
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Recently the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Science, Space, and Technology subcommittee on Oversight and the Environment held a joint hearing to discuss the status of reforms to EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). What is IRIS and how is the public’s health impacted by this program? Read more »

Dr. Susan Katz, Oregon PSR board President, provided the medical voice at a recent press conference announcing a new bill to phase out the worst of the worst toxic chemicals. Read more »

Sixty-nine years ago, mushroom clouds rose over major population centers for the first (and fortunately, only) time in the history of warfare. Read more »
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Twenty-four brave, young activists, representing 10 countries, will cycle through Kazakhstan to show their solidarity with the victims and survivors of nuclear weapons, nuclear testing, uranium mining, nuclear energy and nuclear accidents in the past 70 years. Read more »
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Just about every week, a new study shows the connection between toxic chemicals and adverse health outcomes. Read more »
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President Obama, in a phone call with health organizations including PSR’s national office, used a health frame to frame the importance of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s newly proposed rule to reduce carbon pollution from power plants. Read more »
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PSR applauds the unveiling of the draft carbon rule for existing power plants. Upon implementation, this new standard will immediately protect the lives and health of those who live downwind from dirty power plants. Read more »
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I hate to tell you, but it may be because of climate change. Read more »

Nine countries, mainly the United States and Russia, possess 17,000 nuclear weapons, many of which are hundreds of times more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki almost 70 years ago. Read more »

Your doctors are worried about your health―in fact, about your very survival. 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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California, with the help of our PSR-LA chapter, has taken key steps to get tougher on toxics. 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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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 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 »