Just in time for the Oscars, PSR-LA held its own red carpet event on March 3, 2010. The Toxies, a tongue-in-cheek awards ceremony presented by PSR-LA with Californians for a Healthy and Green Economy (CHANGE), shone a spotlight on "Bad Actor" chemicals, making the case for their immediate retirement. There are an estimated 80,000 chemicals in use. Many have been linked to cancer, birth defects, reproductive impacts and other health problems that are costing our nation upwards of $5 billion a year in health care costs.
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Coal's Assult on American Health - Coal-fired power plants are the leading global warming culprit in the U.S., accounting for more than 30 percent of our nation's carbon dioxide emissions. They also are one of the nation's largest sources of air pollutants that damage cardiovascular and respiratory health.
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PSR-LA will honor Heroes for Health at their annual Gala Awards Dinner on Sunday, June 7, at the Millenium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.
Read morePSR-LA promotes diplomatic solutions to international conflicts to ensure that policy makers and the public have accurate and timely information about the public health consquences of national security decisions.
More on Global Security »PSR-LA is connecting health professionals to environmental, environmental justice and public health organizations to advocate for policy change on a local, regional and state-wide level.
More on Environmental Health »Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles believes that the military's historic mission— that of protecting Americans from harm— clearly extends to protecting Americans from the military's own environmental mess.
More on Military Toxins »PSR Los Angeles Executive Director Martha Dina Arguello discusses the Toxies, an award ceremony for the most toxic chemicals to bring awareness to the public health dangers they pose.
Source: Los Angeles TimesCNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains why a 1976 toxic chemical law may be putting Americans at risk.
Source: CNNSpeaking at the Global Zero non-proliferation summit in Paris today, Undersecretary of State Ellen Tauscher said that Washington and Moscow are in the "endgame" of negotiations to sign a successor strategic arms reduction treaty.
Source: PoliticoContact your federal legislators and urge them to oppose increasing nuclear loan guarantees.
The Clean Air Act over the past 40 years has provided effective means of limiting dangerous air pollutants and has saved countless lives. Now, the Clean Air Act and with it the EPA Endangerment Finding are under attack. To protect our nation's health and the world we need your help!
Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit
The Toolkit is a combination of easy-to-use reference guides for health providers and user-friendly health education materials on preventing exposures to toxic chemicals and other substances that affect infant and child health. Read more »
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