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Rep. Pingree hears varied proposals for health-care solutions
July 3, 2009
Maine PSR’s Paul Santomenna discusses the need for health care reform.
Source: Kennebec Journal, Maine
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Caring for Active Duty Military Personnel in the Civilian Sector
July 3, 2009
President-elect Marylou Noble co-authors piece on veterans' care.
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It's in US interest to sign nuclear test ban treaty
June 30, 2009
An op-ed coauthored by Dr. Barbara Warren of Arizona PSR.
Source: Arizona Daily Star
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Close Boardman Now--Dr. Catherine Thomasson's op-ed on the need for clean alternatives
June 26, 2009
Dr. Catherine Thomasson's op-ed on the need for clean alternatives
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Williams & O'Day: In Austin, health care reform can't wait
June 25, 2009
An op-ed from Austin PSR Board members Dr. Donald Williams and Trish O'Day.
Source: Austin American-Statesman
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PGE at a crossroads
June 17, 2009
An op-ed by former PSR president Catherine Thomasson on Portland General Electric.
Source: The Oregonian
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Activists gird for fight over coal plant in Surry County
June 14, 2009
PSR's Kristen Welker-Hood is quoted in this article on the debate over a proposed coal-fired power plant in Virginia.
Source: Virginia-Pilot
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Decisions due on future energy sources
May 28, 2009
An op-ed by PSR member Gerald A. Drake, MD on the dangers of nuclear power.
Source: Traverse City Record Eagle, Michigan
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PSR Leaders Testify at EPA Hearings on Health Impacts of Global Warming
May 26, 2009
The Environmental Protection Agency has made an endangerment finding making it clear that greenhouse gas emissions must be regulated in order to control global warming and protect human health. Last week, PSR leaders applauded the finding and encouraged the EPA to act.
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Every breath you take might be harmful to your health
May 19, 2009
Dr. Peter Wilk, PSR Executive Director, is quoted on the impact of global warming on human health.
Source: Medill Reports
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The true cost of coal
May 3, 2009
Does South Carolina really need the proposed Santee Cooper coal-fired power plant? In thinking that through, we should question the supposed need for the plant and its full range of costs. An op-ed coauthored by PSR's Barbara Gottlieb.
Source: The State, South Carolina
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A Setback in the ‘Nuclear Renaissance’
April 23, 2009
A Missouri utility said on Thursday that it was suspending its efforts to build a new nuclear reactor, making its proposed plant, Callaway 2, the first of the “nuclear renaissance” reactors to fall by the wayside.
Source: New York Times
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Ban The Burger, Save The World
April 22, 2009
Dr. Robert Gould, president of San Francisco Bay Area PSR is quoted in this report on reducing meat consumption to lower global warming emissions.
Source: National Public Radio
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Nuclear Disarmament
April 21, 2009
A letter to the editor by Steven Starr, a senior scientist for PSR, on the continuing dangers of nuclear weapons.
Source: Kansas City Star
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Give kids BPA-free products
April 17, 2009
An op-ed from E.S. Bloom, MD, a member of Washington PSR, on the dangers of Bisphenol A and the local effort to ban its use in baby bottles.
Source: The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington)
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Give peace a chance on Tax Day
April 15, 2009
An interview with Dr. Robert Dodge, president of Ventura County PSR.
Source: Ventura County Star
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Welcome shift in nuclear policy
April 12, 2009
A letter to the editor on President Obama's recent nuclear policy statements by Jason Chao, M.D., president of Northeast Ohio PSR.
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Ira Helfand/John Pastore: U.S.-Russia nuclear war still a threat
March 31, 2009
Two past presidents of PSR warn that the danger of nuclear war is still with us.
Source: Providence Journal, Rhode Island
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Lawsuit challenges coal plant's approval
February 27, 2009
PSR Iowa is a co-plaintiff in a lawsuit over a proposed coal-fired plant in Iowa.
Source: Des Moines Register
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Coal plant would endanger children’s health
February 8, 2009
An op-ed from PSR's Barbara Gottlieb on the dangers of a proposed coal plant in South Carolina.
Source: The State, South Carolina