Physicians for Social Responsibility

We Must Prevent
What We Cannot Cure

Mobilizing health professionals on issues that represent the gravest dangers to human health.

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Interview with Regna Merritt, Oregon PSR, 2019 Visionary Leaders Award Recipient

Regna Merritt is an Oregon PSR advisory board member and former Healthy Climate Program Director. We asked her how she came to do this work, what inspires her, and her...

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Interview with Kelly Campbell, Oregon PSR, 2019 Visionary Leaders Award Recipient

Kelly Campbell, Executive Director of Oregon PSR, is recognized for her outstanding coalition work, community engagement, and grassroots organizing at Oregon PSR to advance nuclear weapons abolition and address environmental...

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Interview with Marylia Kelley, 2019 Visionary Leaders Award Recipient

This year at the 2019 PSR Visionary Leaders Awards, we are delighted to honor several outstanding advocates who are working to abolish nuclear weapons and to address environmental hazards to...

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Action Alert

Remove regulation of methane (“natural” or fracked gas)? Unconscionable!

The EPA wants to remove regulation of the super-greenhouse gas methane (fracked or "natural" gas) from oil and gas operations—and possibly beyond! Help us stop this unconscionable rollback.

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Press Release

Health Professionals Respond to New Groundbreaking Study by Leading Researchers: “Emphasizes the Urgent Need to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons Before They Eliminate Us”

The study examines the possible repercussions of a nuclear war between India and Pakistan circa 2025. Read PSR's statement.

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Action Alert

Tell your Representative: Support 100% Clean Energy!

Scientists around the world are ringing alarm bells: Time is running out on addressing climate change. We must act on solutions immediately to protect our health and survival.

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Campaign Update

Students Lead the Climate Strike, and the World Follows

The excitement was palpable. I, alongside fellow University of Michigan students, high schoolers, and community members, took part in the global climate strike movement on September 20, holding our own...

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In Mexico, Nobel Peace Laureates Call for Decisive Action to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons

On September 19, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates gathered in Merida, Mexico for the 17th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. By a vote of consensus, the assembled Nobel Laureates adopted...

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Campaign Update

Global Climate Strike Calls Attention to Health Emergency

Millions of young climate activists around the world marched and protested to call attention to the climate crisis and demand action from their governments as part of the September 20th...

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Interviews with Oregon PSR and Washington PSR Staff Highlight the Power of Coalition Work

Coalition work is a vital part of PSR and PSR chapters’ efforts to connect our core work on nuclear weapons issues to broader social justice issues and social justice work...

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Campaign Update

Senator Elizabeth Warren Leads Senate Fight to Stop Deployment of “Low-Yield” Nuclear Weapons

You may have been following PSR’s updates on recent developments in the House of Representatives regarding zeroing out funding for so-called “low-yield” nuclear weapons. Thanks to the great leadership of...

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Campaign Update

An Interview with Dr. Helen Caldicott, 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

This year at the 2019 PSR Visionary Leaders Awards, we are honoring outstanding contributions to the advancement of nuclear weapons abolition and addressing environmental hazards to health, including the climate...

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In the News

Don’t Forget: Nuclear Weapons Are an Existential Threat

Op-ed in Common Dreams by Olivia Alperstein, PSR Media Relations Manager.

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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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