Almost 30 years ago I was a member of the PSR delegation that toured what was then the USSR. Our trip coincided with the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster that occurred about six weeks earlier. Read more »

It is an honor to witness the signing of the Paris Agreement, which was attended by representatives from a record number of countries. The pivotal climate treaty emphasizes the right to health is central to actions taken. Read more »

PSR's "Climate Change Makes Me Sick!" campaign continues to reveal the connections between climate change and health. This week we're focusing on the dangers of longer, hotter summers. Read more »

The world just had the hottest three-month (Jan-Mar) period of any year on record. Temperatures rose by 0.7°F, according to NASA. Read more »

Mayor Denise Simmons of Cambridge, Massachusetts announced on April 2 that by unanimous City Council vote, Cambridge will divest its $1 billion pension fund from "any entities that are involved in or support the production or upgrading of nuclear weapons systems." Read more »

Peabody Energy, the world's largest privately owned coal company, filed for bankruptcy with $6.3 billion of debt. Read more »

A recent report published in Environmental Health Perspectives estimated that preterm births attributable to air pollution cost the US $5.09 billion in 2010 alone. Read more »
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Mayor Denise Simmons of Cambridge, Massachusetts announced that by unanimous City Council vote on March 21, Cambridge will divest its $1 billion pension fund from "any entities that are involved in or support the production or upgrading of nuclear weapons systems." Read more »
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A new study of climate change has found that rising average global temperatures will lead to an increase of public health risks in the United States. Read more »

Clean Energy is Healthy Energy! Wind, solar and especially energy efficiency reduce the need for burning dirty fossil fuels like coal, oil or natural gas. The people of Virginia pay over $2B/year to healthcare providers and suffer the consequences of lost wages and premature deaths from the pollution from burning and managing the waste from coal. Read more »

PSR-Chesapeake, environmental advocates and community groups in Baltimore successfully pressured the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) to declare invalid the permit for a trash-to-energy incinerator proposed for construction in Baltimore. Read more »

Last October, I was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma, a form of breast cancer. Fortunately, the cancer was diagnosed in the earlier stages and my long-term prognosis is good. Read more »
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A study recently published in Nature finds that sea levels could rise six feet by the year 2100, putting 13 million U.S. residents at risk of losing their homes. Read more »

Oregon PSR worked hard to help win passage of the state's Clean Electricity and Coal Transition Bill (SB 1547-B). The victory is described as a "landmark moment," and shows the U.S. is still moving towards renewable energy despite the Supreme Court's recent stay of the Clean Power Plan. Read more »

The multiple tragedies that have attended the knowledge that large amounts of lead contaminates the water supply for Flint, Michigan, have refocused national attention on the toxin that was forgotten, but not gone. Read more »

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have formed a bipartisan caucus to seek solutions on climate change. Read more »
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Twenty states asked Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to stay the Mercury and Air Toxics rule, whose goal is to cut toxic mercury emissions from power plants. Read more »

Seventeen states signed onto a "Governors' Accord for a New Energy Future" that makes an economic case for expanding renewable energy and energy efficiency. Read more »

According to the sixth annual report from the Solar Foundation, California and Massachusetts have 50 percent of all the solar jobs in U.S. The high number of solar jobs in these states shows that their renewable energy policies are working. Read more »

On February 8, PSR's Dr. Ira Helfand addressed students, faculty members and the public at Cornell University and SUNY-Cortland last week on this topic: "The Growing Danger of Nuclear War and What We Can Do About It." Read more »
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