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Woman at Fukushima Nuclear Plant Received Excess Level of Radiation
April 27, 2011
PSR board member Dr. Alan Lockwood explains the health hazards of radiation exposure.
Source: Forbes
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California State Assembly Urged to Stand Up to Chemical Industry and Ban Bisphenol-A
April 27, 2011
Martha Dina Argüello, executive director of PSR-Los Angeles, explains the dangers of BPA.
Source: Kansas City infoZine
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Anti-nuke rally revels in Pueblo decision
April 27, 2011
A small anti-nuclear rally outside the Colorado state Capitol on Tuesday commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster. The Colorado Coalition to Prevent Nuclear War and Colorado PSR hosted the event on the west steps of the Capitol.
Source: The Pueblo Cheiftan
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Radiation exposure and the power of zero
April 26, 2011
PSR board member and past president Dr. Jeff Patterson explains the health impacts of radiation and the danger of the Fukushima disaster.
Source: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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Public Health and the 25th Anniversary of Chernobyl
April 26, 2011
Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) today cited gross inadequacies in evacuation zones around nuclear reactors and underscored the ongoing health risks of nuclear energy to the public.
Source: Blog for Iowa
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Video: Chernobyl Catastrophe: 25th Anniversary of World’s Worst Nuclear Accident
April 26, 2011
PSR board member and past president Dr. Jeff Patterson discusses the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. Click above to watch the video.
Source: Democracy Now
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US must play lead role in new test ban treaty
April 24, 2011
An op-ed co-authored by PSR Los Angeles board member Dr. Robert Dodge.
Source: Nashua Telegraph
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Nuclear CEO to speak at Earth Day event
April 20, 2011
Pam Kleiss, executive director of Wisconsin PSR, says, “The radioactive waste produced by nuclear reactors remains toxic for tens of thousands of years, much longer than any corporation, Exelon included, could possibly guarantee public and environmental safety.”
Source: Milwaukee News Buzz
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New York unprepared for earthquakes, experts say
April 20, 2011
"The actual faults underlying the Indian Point plant are more likely to produce a [magnitude 6] earthquake according to L-D Earth Observatory," said Dr. Andrew Kanter, president-elect of Physicians for Social Responsibility, which has campaigned to close Indian Point.
Source: NYU Washington Square News
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The Portland Water Bureau needs to hit the pause button
April 20, 2011
An op-ed coauthored by Oregon PSR executive director Kelly Campbell on a proposed water treatment plant in Portland.
Source: The Oregonian
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The year of youth and nuclear weapons taxes -- where are our priorities
April 16, 2011
An op-ed by Dr. Robert Dodge, board member of PSR-Los Angeles.
Source: OpEdNews
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What does 'safe' mean in a nuclear disaster?
April 15, 2011
An interview with PSR board member Dr. Ira Helfand on the nuclear crisis in Japan and the health impacts of radiation.
Source: CNET
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Cleaner air regulations too important to scrap
April 6, 2011
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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Cleaner air regulations too important to scrap
April 6, 2011
An op-ed by Kate Etherington, executive director of PSR Philadelphia.
Source: Daily Times
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Nuclear famine: Interview with Ira Helfand
April 6, 2011
Ira Helfand, an emergency physician from Northampton, Massachusetts, has been writing and speaking about the medical consequences of nuclear war on behalf of IPPNW and its US affiliate, Physicians for Social Responsibility, since the 1980s.
Source: IPPNW
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Protesters Rally Against Pueblo Nuclear Plant
April 5, 2011
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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There really is no safe level of radiation
April 4, 2011
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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Audio: Nuclear Rupture In Japan Raises Questions About Plants At Home
April 4, 2011
Pam Kleiss discusses the safety issues surrounding nuclear reactors.
Source: 89.7 WUWM - Milwaukee Public Radio
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Muscatine, Iowa: Pretty setting, but dirty air
March 31, 2011
Iowa PSR's Dr. Maureen McCue discusses the air pollution problem in Muscatine.
Source: Star Tribune
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Of accidents that never happen
March 31, 2011
An op-ed by Dr. Henry Rosenberg of PSR Pioneer Valley.
Source: Daily Hampshire Gazette