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.
Read Entire Article »SF Bay Area PSR has joined environmental and social justice organizations in California and across the country to call attention to the threat to public health from global warming to the proliferation of pollutants in our air, land, and water.
More on Environmental Work »Since we cannot cure the effects of nuclear war, we must act now to prevent it.
More on National & Global Security »PSR believes that there is a national epidemic of gun violence that demands our attention. We must act now to arrest easy access to firearms and reduce the tragedy of domestic violence.
More on Gun Violence Prevention »Lena Brook, Senior Program Associate at San Francisco Bay Area PSR, discusses the health and environmental benefits of providing plant-based foods in hospitals.
Source: FOX BusinessCNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains why a 1976 toxic chemical law may be putting Americans at risk.
Source: CNNU.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.
Source: The Wall Street JournalContact 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 »