PSR Statement on the Dobbs Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade
PSR stands with the countless public health leaders and organizations who are warning of the serious and inequitable health harms to come as a result of this decision.
Countries Unite for Powerful Anti-Nuclear Declaration at First TPNW Meeting
By Kylie Jones, PSR Nuclear Weapons Abolition Program Summer Intern This week, over 80 delegations — including both States Parties and Observers — attended the First Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (1MSP). Chaired by 1MSP President Alexander Kmentt of Austria, the historic gathering saw a renewed interest …
Commemorating the Largest Disarmament Protest in History
PSR joined commemorations of the March for Peace and Justice on June 12th, 1982, in New York City, the largest mass protest for nuclear disarmament in history.
Thousands Demand Justice and Equity at Poor People’s Campaign Moral March
On June 18, thousands of diverse people — including PSR members and staff — converged in DC to demand that the United States reorient its priorities to put the people first.
Reps. Barbara Lee and Mark Pocan Introduce People Over Pentagon Act, Call for $100 billion cuts to U.S. Military Budget
The government refuses to adequately address the proximate security concerns of American taxpayers while funneling valuable taxpayer dollars to the pockets of defense companies.
WA Gov Inslee Thanks PSR for Gas Stoves Health Advocacy
Gov. Inslee (D-WA), commenting on the American Medical Association’s passage of resolutions flagging the health threats associated with gas stoves and the dangers of blending hydrogen with methane, thanked PSR.
Hydrogen use in homes would fuel climate change, increase health and safety risks from gas system
New report from Physicians for Social Responsibility finds health, safety and climate risks from piping hydrogen into homes for heating and cooking.
New Report Highlights Dangers of Hydrogen Blending in Homes
Blending hydrogen with methane (“natural”) gas in our gas stoves and furnaces is dangerous and would accelerate climate change. Read about six failings of hydrogen blending in our just-released report.
We need climate action as another hot summer arrives
Arizona Daily Star op-ed by PSR Climate Ambassador Eve Shapiro, MD, MPH, urging Congress to pass bold climate legislation and clean energy investments.
American Medical Association gives PSR two big wins
The American Medical Association has given PSR two big wins, voting to approve resolutions flagging the health threats associated with gas stoves and the dangers of blending hydrogen with methane. AMA confirmation of these harms provides us with powerful tools in our work, both to promote electric-powered heat pumps and induction cooktops in place of methane …