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How does our food production system drive our exposure to toxic chemicals?
Our mechanized, pesticide-rich, fertilizer-driven food production system has a significant impact on our exposure to toxic chemicals. From PSR's Environmental Health Policy Institute. Read more »
Small Modular Reactors
Some proponents of nuclear power are advocating for the development of small modular reactors as the solution to the problems facing large reactors, particularly soaring costs, safety, and radioactive waste. Unfortunately, small-scale reactors can’t solve these problems, and would likely exacerbate them. Read more »
Video: PSR's Dr. Ira Helfand speaks to students on the urgency of action
Dr. Helfand spoke in September, 2010 to an audience of University students and professors on the medical consequences of nuclear weapons and the urgent need for the United States of America to reduce the risk posed by these weapons of mass destruction. Read more »
New PSR fact sheets on air pollutant effects
PSR presents three new fact sheets, detailing the health effects of air pollutants on the respiratory system, cardiovascular system, and the nervous system. Read more »
Consequences of a Single Failure of Nuclear Deterrence
Only a single failure of nuclear deterrence is required to start a nuclear war, and the consequences of such a failure would be profound. PSR Senior Scientist Steven Starr, February 2011. Read more »
A brief overview of the dangers to health from hexavalent chromium in coal ash. Read more »
Confronting Toxics Webinar Series
January 26, 2011. Federal chemicals policy and the role of the healthcare professional in 2011, with Richard Denison PhD, Senior Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund: “The State of TSCA Reform.” Read more »
Iowa Coal & Health: A Preliminary Mapping Study
Ninety-two percent of Iowans live within 30 miles of a coal plant, and almost one out of three Iowa children attend school in close proximity to a coal plant. Read more »
PSR Reports Fall 2010
Inside this issue: the Environmental Health Policy Institute; New START victory; coal ash health threats; and 2009 Financial Statement. Read more »
Student Medical Advocacy Toolkit
This is the SPSR advocacy toolkit, a training guide for future health professionals, built to help students grow into successful medical advocates. Read more »
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