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Tell Your Senators: Support The Clean Economy Act!
The time to act on climate is now! Tell your senators to support bold climate action by transitioning our country to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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Campaign Update
To promote nuclear weapons abolition: “Think globally, act locally”
There are many ways that PSR members are thinking globally and acting locally this year to reduce the threat of nuclear war—and so can you.
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Campaign Update
Trump’s Budget Drastically Increases Nuclear Weapons Spending while Slashing Key Domestic Programs
President Trump's $4.8 trillion federal budget request includes broad and deep cuts to a range of domestic social programs, while also proposing an impressive boost for nuclear weapons programs.
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Special webinar: Radioactivity disclosed in fracking wastewater!
A powerful Rolling Stone exposé revealed that wastewater from many oil and gas wells is dangerously radioactive. Watch the PSR webinar with reporter Justin Nobel here.
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Finally, a bill to ban fracking nationwide!
Finally: Visionary leaders in the U.S. Senate and House have proposed legislation to ban fracking nationwide!
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Talking about Climate and Health as a Clinician: You Should, Too!
PSR Climate Ambassador Dr. Michael Donnenberg discusses his experience doing a Grand Rounds presentation on climate change and health.
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Campaign Update
Health Impacts of Climate Change Should Be a Key Issue in the Election
Now that the election season has begun, it’s critical to remember that one of the top issues voters say they care about is the climate crisis. From Des Moines to...
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“A Nationwide Fracking Ban Would Be Invaluable for Human Health”: Physicians for Social Responsibility Applauds First Proposed Nationwide Ban on Fracking
PSR applauded the first legislative proposal for a nationwide ban on fracking for natural gas. Read our statement on the proposed bill, which would greatly benefit health and the climate.
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New York City Makes Progress on Divestment from Nukes, Advisory Council to Keep NYC Nuclear Free
On January 28, the New York City Council held a joint committee hearing in City Hall on two important pieces of nuclear weapons-related legislation, Res. 976 and Int. 1621. Res....
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In the News
An arms race that no one can win
Op-ed in West Hawaii Today by Olivia Alperstein, PSR Media Relations Manager.
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Lawmakers fail to act on findings of lead-tainted water in Florida schools
ABC Action News news clip featuring Lynn Ringenberg, MD, FAAP, of PSR Florida.
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Reduce pollution for our climate and our health
Op-ed in the Everett Herald by Jonathan Witte, MD, Washington PSR.
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Areas of Focus

PSR advocates on the issues you care about by addressing the dangers that threaten communities, using our medical and public health expertise to prevent nuclear war and proliferation, reverse our trajectory towards climate change, protect the public and our environment from toxic chemicals and eliminate the use of nuclear power.

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Nuclear Weapons

Working for a nuclear weapons-free world.

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Nuclear Disarmament & Public Health

Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty

U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy

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Environment & Health

A strong medical voice for climate solutions.

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Clean Renewable Energy

Fighting Fracked Gas

Health Leadership on Climate

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