Oregon PSR responds to news of Kinder Morgan decision to cease plans to site a coal export facility at Port Westward (St. Helens) in Columbia County, Oregon

This article on fly ash from coal cites PSR's report "Coal Ash: The Toxic Threat to Our Health and Environment" on the health effects of coal ash.

Alan Lockwood talks to health professionals at Billings Clinic on Monday about the health hazards of coal.

Medical student PSR leader calls for a revenue-neutral fee on carbon to make fossil fuel price reflect true cost.

A letter to the editor from Oregon PSR's Dr. Andy Harris.

Oregon PSR calls for a cumulative and comprehensive Health Impact Assessment.

Coal trains lose up to 3 percent of their load as they pass through cities, towns, farms, ranches and across rivers, lakes and streams. According to Oregon PSR, that can be as much as 500 pounds of coal dust for every 500 miles traveled.

Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility is asking that air and water quality permits be denied by the state until a health impact assessment is conducted, said Regna Merritt of the group.

PSR and other groups have spoken to the possible health impacts from burning coal.

An op-ed by Dr. Robert Little, Co-President of PSR Harrisburg.

Radio interview with Dr. Alan Lockwood on Arizona AM radio with the Dr. Don Show.

Dr. Alan Lockwood describes the health and economic benefits of the Clean Air Act and how strong regulations that curtail air pollution save lives.

An op-ed on the health impacts of transporting coal, written with the help of Oregon PSR.

Coal mining and burning pollutants contribute to four of the five leading causes of mortality in the U.S., according to the Physicians for Social Responsibility.

Earthjustice staffer Jessica Knoblauch speaks with PSR board member Dr. Alan Lockwood, a physician and author of the new book, The Silent Epidemic: Coal and the Hidden Threat to Health.

"The governor has gotten the message and she has taken a step," said Dr. Mike McCally of Physicians for Social Responsibility.

PSR board member and senior scientist Alan Lockwood, MD FAAN, spoke recently at Michigan’s Green Healthcare Conference as part of PSR’s “Health Voices for Clean Air” fall campaign.

A November 2009 report by Physicians for Social Responsibility said the health consequences of coal "are multiple and have widespread and damaging impact."

Multnomah County Chairman Jeff Cogen said he ordered the study because he wants answers to basic questions.

According to Regna Merritt of Oregon Physicians of Social Responsibility, coal creates a substantial number of health risks, from the exposure to people working in coal mines, to the coal dust and diesel emitted along transportation routes, to the air pollution caused by burning the fossil fuel itself.