Nuclear weapons banned — illegal at last
Op-ed in The Hill by Robert Dodge, MD and Ira Helfand, MD, PSR Board Members.
Doctors Demand Lawmakers Take Action to Address Climate Change
Public News Service article quoting PSR Arizona’s Dr. Eve Shapiro.
Power & Health
TV documentary from KCET on how inequality impacts health, featuring Martha Dina Arguello of PSR-Los Angeles.
It’s time to set the record straight: Canada should join UN Nuclear Ban Treaty
Op-ed in The Hill Times by Jérémy Cotton, PSR Nuclear Weapons Intern.
California Agencies Begin to Grapple With Racial Equity and Environmental Justice
Streetsblog California article quoting Martha Dina Arguello, PSR Los-Angeles.
Another Legal Victory: BLM will Have to Consider Climate Impacts of Fracking on Federal Lands
In another legal victory, PSR and two fellow plaintiffs forced the Bureau of Land Management to consider the climate consequences of fracking on public land in the American West.
The world is facing an insane danger that’s greater than Covid-19
CNN Op-ed by Ira Helfand, MD, PSR Board Member.
American Public Health Association Renews Appeal for Nuclear Weapons Abolition
APHA has supported the abolition of nuclear weapons and the prevention of nuclear war for decades, and on October 24, it adopted a new policy statement co-authored by PSR members.
PSR celebrates 50 ratifications for the ban treaty
Honduras has become the 50th nation to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, paving the way for it to enter into force on January 22, 2021.
United States and Russia scramble against deadline to save New START
The treaty between the U.S. and Russia is set to expire February 5, 2021, but some new developments have generated hope that the countries may reach an agreement in time.