In the absence of federal policies that protect environmental health, Californians have developed a set of tools for addressing the problems of toxic chemicals. Read more »

The average family comes into contact with toxic chemicals on a daily basis. More often than not they have no idea that everyday consumer products contain chemicals shown to cause harm. Read more »
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Looking back at the history of environmental health reform in Oregon reveals a record with a few notable successes, and some failures. Read more »

Our lives and our bodies are permeated by toxic chemicals. The toxics come at us, and into us, from fuels and industries, pesticides and paint -- and increasingly from the products we buy and bring into our homes. Read more »
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Diabetes and obesity are caused by poor diet and lack of exercise, right? Not so fast. New research is shedding light on additional factors that may play a role in the development of these conditions, including exposure to environmental chemicals. First, let’s clarify what we mean by “diabetes.” Read more »

Obesity and related disorders are a public health epidemic, particularly in the U.S. Currently 34% of the U.S. population is clinically obese (BMI > 30) and 68% are overweight (BMI > 25), more than double the worldwide average and 10-fold higher than Japan and South Korea. Read more »

The rate of obesity is on the rise, both globally and in the U.S.1 In the U.S., statistically significant increases were observed in all age groups from the period 1976-1980 to 1988-1994. Read more »

A PSR doctor and member of PSR's national board responds forcefully to the earlier article on corn-based ethanol. Read more »
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Asthma, $16 billion. Premature births, $26 billion. All cancers, $227 billion. Autism, $126 billion. Heart disease, $272 billion. Obesity, incl. Type 2 diabetes, $190 billion. These are government estimates of the annual costs to society of some of the nation’s leading health disorders. Read more »
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Geothermal energy is heat from the Earth. It is a clean, renewable resource that provides energy in the U.S. and around the world in a variety of applications and resources. Read more »
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Over the last dozen years or so, the wind industry has quietly become a pretty big deal in the U.S. Read more »
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Over the past 40 years, since the 1973 Arab oil embargo, renewable energy and energy-efficient technologies have slowly emerged to become major players in the nation's energy mix. Read more »
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Over the past several years there have been over 25 studies which, in aggregate, conclude that the USA and the entire planet could meet most or all of its energy from a combination of already-commercialized ‘high value’ energy efficiency and renewable energy. Read more »
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Accidents can and do happen at nuclear reactors. The March 2011 nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan provides important lessons regarding the danger to public safety and the need for evacuation zones around nuclear reactors that are appropriate given the populations who are at risk of injury and death. Read more »

Nuclear reactors apply advanced engineering and radioactive materials for an exceedingly simple task: to boil water. The heat generated by radioactive fuel heats water to boiling; the resulting steam drives turbines that turn electric generators. Read more »
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From the beginning of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, the public was told repeatedly by industry spokesmen and government officials that the radiation discovered in the air, drinking water and food was “safe” or that it did not pose a threat to public health. This unfortunately is not true. Read more »
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The destruction of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant resulted in the massive radioactive contamination of the Japanese mainland. Read more »
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Three basic principles need to shape our consideration of radiation exposure. First, there is no “safe” or non–harmful level of radiation. Read more »
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