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Final Push Towards Victory! Your Voice Needed Now! Take action!
Make a difference in the challenge to confront global warming and prevent nuclear war and the development and use of nuclear weapons.
The future of the disarmament agenda is on the line now as New START ratification moves forward in the US Senate.
Almost half of the energy used to generate electricity in the United States comes from burning coal, yet coal combustion releases dozens of toxic air pollutants and is the leading point source emitter of carbon dioxide. PSR's new report, Coal's Assault on Human Health, provides a new assessment of the human health effects of coal-burning power plants, examining the cumulative harm inflicted by coal pollution on the respiratory system, the cardiovascular system, and the nervous system. The report also examines coal's contribution to global warming, and the public health urgency of addressing greenhouse gas emissions from coal combustion.
The U.S. is at a crossroads for determining its future energy policy. While the U.S. relies heavily on coal for its energy needs, the health consequences of that reliance are multiple and have widespread and damaging impact. Please urge your Senators to protect our health, and our children's health, from coal pollution. Learn more »
Take Action »Coal ash is toxic, widespread, and leaking. Tell the EPA today that this problem requires effective, mandatory federal regulation.
We can lower carbon pollution by fully implementing the Clean Air Act. Don't let dirty fossil fuel industries pressure members of Congress to tie the EPA's hands and place profits before health.
Hope for a Heated Planet
Author Bob Musil, former PSR executive director and now scholar-in-residence at American University, has written an insightful and informative account about the climate change issue and how it has finally emerged in the public’s mind as a major public health concern. Read more »
Climate Chaos
Written thoughtfully for a lay audience, this book by PSR Board member Cindy Parker and psychologist and former journalist Steve Shapiro describes in lay terms how climate change will affect our health if it continues unabated. Read more »
Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit
The Toolkit is a combination of easy-to-use reference guides for health providers and user-friendly health education materials on preventing exposures to toxic chemicals and other substances that affect infant and child health. Read more »