The plaintiffs in the suit include Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles, Desert Citizens Against Pollution, Communities for a Better Environment and the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Dr. Jim Jones, member of Physicians for Social Responsibility, said reducing greenhouse gas emissions is essential to the health of America's next generation.

"What we have found with our trainings is if clinicians are given more information about these topics....."

The Toxies is designed to bring attention to the hazards of chemicals that are harmful to our health. This satirical awards show is in its second year and was created by the Californians for a Healthy and Green Economy (CHANGE) and led by Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles.

Arizona PSR President Dr. Barbara Warren urges the adoption of solar power.

At recent hearings held by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), PSR health professionals spoke out in favor of strong, effective limits on toxic air emissions from power plants.

An op-ed co-authored by PSR Environment & Health Director Barb Gottlieb.

Philadelphia PSR's Dr. Walter Tsou discuses a proposed EPA mercury rule.

Eleven PSR health professionals, representing PSR chapters from coast to coast, traveled to Washington, D.C. recently to convey to policymakers a simple, powerful message: All Americans have a right to breathe clean, healthy air.

Under the Clean Air Act, for each dollar spent to clean our air there has been a health care cost savings of about $44 – and there are still dollars to be saved. PSR board member Dr. Alan Lockwood does the math in an op-ed.

Ana Mascarenas of PSR-Los Angeles discusses the ubiquity of toxic flame retardants in household products.

SF PSR co-executive director Lucia Sayre has co-authored an article in Health Affairs, the leading journal of health policy, on chemicals in the food system. In it she provides an overview of how our industrialized food system contributes to adverse reproductive and developmental health impacts.

Chicago PSR executive director Dr. Sarah Lovinger writes about the risks of environmental toxins and the impacts of nuclear disasters like the one in Japan.

Today, Physicians for Social Responsibility released its report, The Clean Air Act: A Proven Tool for Healthy Air. The report provides a critical review of the health protections achieved through air pollution prevention.

Enacted in 1976, the Toxic Substances Control Act was broken before it began. New legislation seeks to address this broken system and the voice of health professionals is needed!

DR. Roberta Richardson calls on Pueblo County Commissioners to vote down the re-zoning of land for a nuclear plant in Pueblo, Colorado

Martha Dina Argüello, executive director of PSR-Los Angeles, explains the dangers of BPA.

An op-ed coauthored by Oregon PSR executive director Kelly Campbell on a proposed water treatment plant in Portland.

As the number of coal fired power plants worldwide has increased, so too has the demand for coal. A coal export facility has been proposed for Longview, Washington, and health experts and environmentalists are expressing grave concern.

An op-ed by Kate Etherington, executive director of PSR Philadelphia.