Letter to NDAA Conference Committee on Nuclear Testing
Letter signed by PSR representatives urging the rejection of funding for nuclear explosive testing in the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act.
Letter to House of Representatives on Particulates
Letter signed by PSR and partner organizations in support of Amendment 62, which would block EPA from finalizing its inadequate update to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for PM 2.5, also known as soot. The amendment would allow the EPA to start over and do their job to protect public health and the …
Letter on EPA Advisory Committees
Letter signed by PSR and partner groups to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler asking him to reopen the nominations process for EPA advisory committees, in light of the court ruling that grant recipients cannot be barred from these committees.
Clean Energy Tax Incentive Letter
PSR and eight health organizations urge the U.S. Congress to enact a package of strong clean energy tax incentives in 2020, as one of our best opportunities to meaningfully address climate change in the 116th Congress. Investments in clean energy are critical to combating the harmful health effects of air pollution and climate change. Clean …
27 Organizations Submit Joint Comments Regarding New Source Performance Standards
PSR, the American Lung Association, 10 PSR chapters and 15 other health organizations submitted comments to the U.S. EPA opposing its proposal to roll back limits on emissions of methane from oil and gas wells.
Letter on Clean Energy Tax Incentives
Letter signed by PSR and partner groups to the leaders of the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance, urging support for important tax incentives to drive innovation and wider deployment of clean energy technologies, including energy storage, electric vehicles, renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Letter to Senator Reed on “Low-Yield” Nuclear Weapons
PSR letter to Senator Jack Reed (RI), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, urging him to eliminate funding for the dangerous and unnecessary W76-2 nuclear warhead.
U.S. Call to Action on Climate, Health, and Equity: A Policy Action Agenda
PSR joined with 73 other health and medical organizations, including the American Medical Association and the American Heart Association, to call on U.S . health leaders and policymakers at all government levels to take urgent action to address the climate health emergency.
Workers Memorial Week Heat Protection Letter
Letter signed by PSR and partner groups asking the Department of Labor to issue a heat stress standard to protect worker safety, citing climate change and rising temperatures.
Mercury and Air Toxics Comments
Comments from PSR and partner groups opposing the U.S. EPA’s health-endangering proposal to roll back the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS).