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April 6, 2011
Cleaner air regulations too important to scrap
An op-ed by Kate Etherington, executive director of PSR Philadelphia.
Source: Daily Times
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April 6, 2011
Cleaner air regulations too important to scrap
Op-ed by Kate Etherington of PSR Philadelphia on the importance of preserving the Clean Air Act.
Source: Delaware County Daily Times
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April 5, 2011
Protesters Rally Against Pueblo Nuclear Plant
Colorado PSR Board Member Bob Kinsey speaks out against a proposed nuclear plant in Pueblo County. Area residents do not want commissioners to rezone land in the eastern county as a possible site.
Source: Pueblo Chieftan
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April 4, 2011
There really is no safe level of radiation
An op-ed by Dr. Ira Helfand, PSR board member and past president, on the health hazards of radiation.
Source: Winona Daily News
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April 4, 2011
Audio: Nuclear Rupture In Japan Raises Questions About Plants At Home
Pam Kleiss discusses the safety issues surrounding nuclear reactors.
Source: 89.7 WUWM - Milwaukee Public Radio
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March 31, 2011
Of accidents that never happen
An op-ed by Dr. Henry Rosenberg of PSR Pioneer Valley.
Source: Daily Hampshire Gazette
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March 31, 2011
Muscatine, Iowa: Pretty setting, but dirty air
Iowa PSR's Dr. Maureen McCue discusses the air pollution problem in Muscatine.
Source: Star Tribune
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March 30, 2011
Plutonium Carries Serious Risks to Public Health and the Environment
The release of plutonium from at least one of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear reactors carries serious risks to public health and the environment, according to PSR. Inhalation of a plutonium particle the size of a speck of dust can lead to lung cancer and death.
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March 30, 2011
Illinois needs better protection from toxic chemicals
An op-ed by Sarah Lovinger, MA MD, Executive Director of Chicago PSR, on the health threat of toxic chemicals in Illinois and across the nation.
Source: News-Gazette
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March 29, 2011
Kan: Japan on 'maximum alert' over nuke crisis
PSR's Dr. Alan Lockwood describes the health impacts of inhaling plutonium.
Source: Associated Press
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March 26, 2011
Health and the Nuclear Gamble
An op-ed by Dr. Robert Dodge, PSR Los Angeles board member, on the dangers of nuclear power.
Source: The Baltimore Chronicle
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March 25, 2011
Nuclear radiation 'the greatest public health hazard'
An interview with former PSR leader Dr. Helen Caldicott on nuclear power.
Source: CNN
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March 25, 2011
Wind Blows Coal Away
Kristen Welker-Hood, ScD MSN, Director of Environmental Health Programs provided expert testimony at the Maryland House of Delegates and the Senate this month.
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March 24, 2011
Nuclear disaster poses greatest threat to young
An op-ed by PSR Tampa Bay leaders Lynn Ringenberg, MD, president; Donald L. Mellman, MD, MPH, vice-president; Peter A. Gorski, MD, MPA; Lorinda Price, MD, MPH; and Bruce Schnapf, DO.
Source: Tampa Tribune
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March 24, 2011
Nuclear power is a fatal folly
A letter to the editor from Arizona PSR's Dr. Barbara Warren.
Source: Arizona Daily Star
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March 24, 2011
Japan advice on tap water called prudent
Dr. Alan H. Lockwood, professor of neurology and nuclear medicine, and a board member of Physicians for Social Responsibility, says six weeks after the Chernobyl accident, he examined survivors at a Moscow hospital.
Source: United Press International
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March 23, 2011
Radiation Risks in Tokyo's Water Supply Are Slight, Safety Experts Say
PSR's Dr. Alan Lockwood explains the connection between thyroid cancer and iodine-131, which has been found in Tokyo's water supply.
Source: Wall Street Journal
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March 23, 2011
IPPNW: Stop the killing in Libya
IPPNW issues a strong statement calling for an immediate cease fire by all parties in Libya and internationally. Click above to read the full statement.
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March 23, 2011
Radiation found in Tokyo tap water
PSR's Dr. Alan Lockwood explains the risk of cancer from nuclear accidents.
Source: USA Today
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March 23, 2011
Physicians for Social Responsibility Deeply Concerned About Reports of Increased Radioactivity in Food Supply
Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) expressed concern over recent reports that radioactivity from the ongoing Fukushima accident is present in the Japanese food supply.