Gas Stoves Release Dangerous Levels of Indoor Pollution, Report Finds
A new report, coauthored by PSR, documents dangerous levels of indoor air pollution from gas stoves.
PSR and the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak
At PSR, we take the “social responsibility” part of our name seriously, and that means doing our part to combat the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the community in which PSR’s national office is based, Washington, DC. Public health experts’ understanding of the situation is evolving rapidly, but it is widely agreed that the spread …
“A Nationwide Fracking Ban Would Be Invaluable for Human Health”: Physicians for Social Responsibility Applauds First Proposed Nationwide Ban on Fracking
PSR applauded the first legislative proposal for a nationwide ban on fracking for natural gas. Read our statement on the proposed bill, which would greatly benefit health and the climate.
Physicians for Social Responsibility: The U.S. Assassination of Major General Qassem Suleimani Underscores the Urgent Need to Reenter the Iran Deal
On January 2, President Trump ordered the killing of a top Iranian military commander, Major General Qassem Suleimani. This move comes in the wake of several other recent incidents that have risked sparking potential war and increased the risk of nuclear conflict.
Major Missed Opportunity on Clean Energy Incentives to Reduce Carbon Emissions
Congress just passed on a real opportunity to take action on clean energy incentives—and, thus, the climate crisis—before 2019 comes to an end.
Physicians for Social Responsibility Releases Report on “Climate and Health Risks of Liquified Natural Gas”
In the face of the Trump administration’s efforts to promote the use and export of fracked or so-called “natural” gas, Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) has released a white paper detailing the ways that gas processed for export endangers human health and lives.
27 Health Organizations, Led by Physicians for Social Responsibility and American Lung Association, Submit Comments to EPA Opposing Rollback of New Source Performance Standards for Oil and Natural Gas Industry
On November 25, Physicians for Social Responsibility, American Lung Association and 25 other health organizations submitted official joint comments in opposition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposed amendments to the 2012 and 2016 New Source Performance Standards for the oil and natural gas industry.
“Censorship Science, Pure and Simple”: Physicians for Social Responsibility Opposes EPA Rule to Undermine Use of Scientific Studies in Forming Policies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press contact: Olivia Alperstein, Media Relations Manager, Physicians for Social Responsibility (202) 587-5232, oalperstein@psr.org Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is crafting a rule that would effectively bar the use of some of the nation’s most robust scientific research in writing EPA policy. A new draft of the EPA’s proposal would require …
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.
PSR Opposes Trump EPA’s Reckless Attempt to Undo Key Health and Safety Protections Regarding Methane Emissions and Leaks
On August 28, EPA announced an attempt to roll back key provisions of the 2016 New Source Performance Standards, which provide critical health and safety protections to prevent harm to public health from methane emissions and prevent potential methane leaks. PSR opposes any attempt to roll back the NSPS.