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Physicians for Social Responsibility, a nonprofit educational organization, combines the power of concerned and active citizens with the knowledge and credibility of physicians and other health professionals to promote public policies that protect human health from the threats of nuclear war and other weapons of mass destruction, global environmental degradation, the epidemic of gun violence, and other social injustices in our society today.
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Coal's Assault on America's 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 Social Justice & Violence Prevention »The Environmental Protection Agency will rewrite its policy on testing pesticides on humans after a settlement with environmental groups including San Francisco Bay Area PSR.
Source: Environment News ServiceDr. Lawrence S. Wittner writes on the reasons not to abandon the effort to rid the world of nuclear weapons.
Source: History News NetworkThe President’s Cancer Panel is the Mount Everest of the medical mainstream, so it is astonishing to learn that it is poised to join ranks with the organic food movement and declare: chemicals threaten our bodies.
Source: New York TimesThe future of the disarmament agenda is on the line now as New START ratification moves forward in the US Senate.
Coal ash is toxic, widespread, and leaking. Tell the EPA today that this problem requires effective, mandatory federal regulation.
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 »