The Oil Well Next Door: California’s Silent Health Hazard
Features PSR-Los Angeles’ work on the harms of oil extraction in the residential neighborhoods of Los Angeles.
Dual solar co-ops launch for Phoenix, Scottsdale residents to go solar
Article in Your Valley quoting Barbara Warren, MD, of PSR Arizona.
PSR to President Biden: “Re-seal the Deal” with Iran
Candidate Joe Biden prioritized re-entering the Iran nuclear deal. But now that he is in office, President Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and their counterparts in Iran have entered into a slow-motion dance, each waiting for the other to lead. Iranian leaders say they want sanctions relief before they will return to the Joint …
Time for Congress to Re-think Security
Sen. Markey and Rep. Khanna introduced the Investing in Cures Before Missiles Act to divert $1 billion
from development of a new nuclear missile to development of a universal coronavirus vaccine. Brilliant!
Recordings now available: Back from the Brink / ICAN Virtual Conference
The March 4 virtual policy briefing, Ending Nuclear Weapons Before They End Us, jointly convened by Back from the Brink and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) saw participation by over 600 people in 28 countries. Weren’t able to attend? No worries: recordings of all the virtual briefing presentations and workshops — plus …
Cooking With Gas, Household Air Pollution, and Asthma: Little Recognized Risk for Children
Article in the Journal of Environmental Health co-authored by Andee Krasner, MPH, Greater Boston PSR. (subscription required)
What Biden’s climate justice pledge on leaking oil wells means
EarthBeat (National Catholic Reporter) quoting Martha Argüello, executive director of Physicians for Social Responsibility in Los Angeles
Why A Federal Order In The Weymouth Compressor Case Has The Natural Gas World Worried
Article from Earthwhile (WBUR) citing Greater Boston PSR’s opposition to the natural gas compressor station in Weymouth, MA.
Green energy is healthier for the environment and for humans
Letter to the editor in the Patriot-News from Robert G. Little, MD, PSR-Pennsylvania.
Cascades Park water fountain closed for high lead levels; City waiting on further results
Coverage from WCTV of PSR Florida’s work testing lead levels in public fountains.