From Hanford to the Bangor Submarine Base, Washington State has played an integral part in the government’s nuclear efforts since the early days of the 20th Century. WANMEC is the first and only wiki-based, participatory, online museum and education center on these issues. Check it out!
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More than 50 years after the United States dropped nuclear weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the United States has a golden opportunity to salvage the promise it made in an international 1968 nuclear non-proliferation treaty, says WPSR Executive Director Cherie Eichholz in the Seattle Times.
http://www.psr.org/chapters/washington/wpsr-editorial-seattletimes.html
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Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility (WPSR) is a statewide organization of health professionals
and concerned citizens advocating for human and environmental health in the local and global community.
Energy and Peace
Disarmament. A decade after the end of the Cold War, the world carried the burden of over 30,000 nuclear weapons into the new millennium.
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Environmental Justice & Human Health
WPSR’s Environment & Human Health Committee strives to create a healthy world for all by eliminating toxic chemicals and addressing other threats to human and environmental health.
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Hanford Nuclear Reservation
Founded in 1980, WPSR alerted the public that no meaningful medical response exists to nuclear war, and that "prevention is the only cure."
More on Hanford Nuclear Reservation »Where is the promise to the rest of the world that the United States will lead in dismantling these weapons of terror? Read more »
Join a workshop to get ready for the Seattle Public Hearing on Hanford's Tank Closure and Waste Management (TC&WM) draft EIS. Join us, Hanford Challenge and Heart of America Northwest as we catch you up to speed on everything you need to know to participate in the hearing. The workshop will include live improv performances and breakout sessions. 10:30 AM -12:30 PM Hugo House 1634 11th Ave Seattle, WA
Safe Baby Bottle Bill Passes Washington State Senate
SB 6248 passes out of Washington State Senate - BUT - sports water bottles are not included!
WPSR Launches the Washington Nuclear Museum and Education Center
WPSR is proud to announce the launch of the Washington Nuclear Museum and Education Center. From Hanford to the Bangor Submarine Base, Washington has played an integral part in the government’s nuclear efforts since the early days of the 20th Century. WANMEC is the first and only wiki-based, participatory, online museum and education center on these issues. Check it out!
Registration is now open for the 8th Annual Western Regional International Health Conference at www.wrihc.org, presented this year by the University of Washington, Department of Global Health and Physicians for Social Responsibility and is being organized by an interdisciplinary group of over 20 undergraduate, graduate, professional students!
PSR's new groundbreaking, "Code Black: Coal's Assault on Human Health" concludes that coal contributes to four of the top five causes of mortality in the U.S. This forum will examine the findings and health implications of the report, and lay out a vision to replace coal power with clean energy and examine how that will improve public health, reduce 10% of Washington’s climate pollution, and create tens of thousands of clean energy jobs for our state. Join us!
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Join WPSR on a Hanford Public Tour! Registration opens TONIGHT at midnight (March 9 12:01 AM). Find out how to register adn join us below.
The Tank Closure and Waste Management (TC&WM) draft EIS for Hanford has been released and public opinion is sought. Plese click here to learn more about how to get involved in this process.
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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