A letter to the editor from PSR Maine's Doug Dransfield, MD.

According to our PSR-Washington chapter, the nation's overall health and life expectancy lags far behind other high-income countries.

Fracking can induce asthma attacks in three ways, according to Barbara Gottlieb, Environment and Health program director at Physicians for Social Responsibility.

Chesapeake PSR member Dr. Sara Via co-authored this op-ed.

Here's this month's top 10 news articles, media hits and opinion pieces to keep you informed about what's happening in the universe of nuclear disarmament.

Radio interview with PSR Arizona's Dr. Barb Warren and Gene Einfrank on how neighborhoods can band together to adapt to climate change and survive heat waves and power outages.

PSR Arizona's Dr. Barbara Warren discusses the need for community resilience in response to heat waves.

Dr. Rosalyn Baker, representing PSR/Florida, along with Moms Clean Air Force, spoke on the health hazards from fossil fuels and the need to rapidly transition to renewable energy to protect public health.

Op-ed by Western North Carolina PSR member Brita Larsen Clark.

This editorial mentions PSR's position that the new TSCA reform law doesn't go far enough to protect public health.

Physicians for Social Responsibility said that while the updated law is better than the original, the reforms don’t do enough to ensure EPA has sufficient funding or staffing power to review potentially toxic chemicals.

An op-ed by PSR activist Richard Clapp.

Here are this month's top 11 news articles, media hits and opinion pieces to keep you informed about what's happening in the nuclear disarmament movement.

PSR Maine member Dr Jeff Saffer underscores health risks of BPA

By and large, the update doesn't do enough to keep toxic chemicals out of everyday products, according to a statement released by the Physicians for Social Responsibility, an advocacy group.

An op-ed on ozone from Laurel Hamilton, PSR-LA health ambassador.

"Clean water is essential for health," Dr. Catherine Thomasson, executive director of PSR, said. "Just like lead, radiation when ingested in small amounts is very hazardous to our health."

Yesterday, the U.S. EPA quietly issued proposals to allow radioactive contamination in drinking water at concentrations vastly greater than allowed under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Oregon PSR Healthy Climate Program Director Regna Merritt explains the health effects of diesel particulate matter.

Op-ed by Western North Carolina's Dr. Lew Patrie.