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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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Focus Areas
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Environment and Health
Toxics and global warming create pervasive threats to health. PSR responds via chemical policy reform, climate policy advocacy, practitioner education, and “Code Black,” a campaign to reduce pollution and global warming.
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Nuclear Weapons
The nuclear weapons danger is real and growing: nuclear terrorism, proliferation, and thousands of weapons still on hair-trigger alert in the United States and Russia. Fortunately, there also are new opportunities to eliminate this threat.
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Safe Energy
The Safe Energy program focuses on protecting public health, taxpayer dollars, and national security by preventing the construction of expensive, dirty, and dangerous new nuclear reactors.
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Social Justice
Guided by the values and expertise of medicine and public health, PSR seeks to protect human life worldwide from the impact of social injustice and structural violence.
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Latest News & Events
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Chemicals: Innocent or Guilty?
February 25, 2010
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains why a 1976 toxic chemical law may be putting Americans at risk.
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U.S., Russia Close In on Nuclear Treaty
February 3, 2010
U.S. and Russian arms-control negotiators have reached an "agreement in principle" on the first nuclear-arms-reduction treaty in nearly two decades, administration and arms-control officials said Tuesday.
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Tauscher: Nuclear disarmament not the holy grail
February 3, 2010
Speaking 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: Politico
Action Alerts
- National Call-In Day to Oppose Nuclear Loan Guarantees
Contact your federal legislators and urge them to oppose increasing nuclear loan guarantees.
- Urgent Vote Coming - Defend the Clean Air Act
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!
Resources
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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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Contact
Harry Wang, MD President
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Sacramento, California 95831
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email: info@sacpsr.org
