PSR on Ukraine: Diplomacy, not war!
While we work to abolish all nuclear weapons, PSR encourages diplomacy to dial down the angry rhetoric, and allow cool heads to prevail.
No Place to Hide: Nuclear Weapons and the Collapse of Health Care Systems
A new report from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons estimates the immediate impact of the detonation of just one modern-sized nuclear weapon over ten cities around the world.
Join PSR’s #DemandAccess Campaign!
PSR has launched a #DemandAccess campaign that seeks equitable access to health and justice for all people by demanding access everywhere it is currently being denied. This campaign centers on the principle that for as long as we fund violence to ‘keep the peace’, our access — to healthy minds, bodies and environments — is …
PSR, Allies Call on EPA to Tighten Up on Methane Leaks
Eighteen national health organizations signed onto PSR-drafted comments urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen its proposed regulation of methane leaks from oil and gas wells.
New Report: Fracking with “Forever Chemicals” in Colorado
PSR’s new report, Fracking with “Forever Chemicals” in Colorado, documents the use of toxic, persistent PFAS chemicals in Colorado oil and gas wells. Trade secrets may obscure far wider use.
Chesapeake PSR holds rose ceremony for countries that helped ratify the Ban Treaty
On January 18, Chesapeake PSR hand-delivered certificates of appreciation “for moral and exemplary leadership” to the Washington DC embassies of the states that helped to ratify the Ban Treaty. They also presented each embassy with a rose to further express their gratitude for helping to move the world closer to zero nuclear weapons. This event, …
PSR Takes Out Ad in President Biden’s Hometown Newspaper Calling for a Sensible Nuclear Posture Review
In an effort to influence President Biden to put out a sensible Nuclear Posture Review (the document that informs the public about the role nuclear weapons will play in a current president’s term- or terms), PSR took out a full-page ad in Biden’s hometown newspaper. On Sunday, January 2, the residents of Wilmington, Delaware opened …
PSR Director of Communications and Outreach Sparks Reflective Conversations in Nuclear Community on Intersectionality and Privilege
PSR’s very own Mari Faines, Director of Communications and Outreach, has started a community-wide conversation in the nuclear field about the importance of intersectionality in our work, and the previously unspoken privilege that lies in the existential threat of nuclear war being the biggest threat to your security. In an article published in Outrider Foundation, …
PSR Hosts Second Event Kicking off New Campaign to Increase Equity
On the evening of December 16, 2021, PSR hosted a roundtable discussion focused on the importance of understanding the concept of movement building from a social justice framework and how it can be applicable to the nuclear weapons movement. This event, “Movement Strategies for Community-Based Safety: A Roundtable on the Intersection Between Social Justice and …
Removing lead from school drinking water focus of proposed legislation
88.5 WMNF article quoting PSR Florida’s Lakey Love.