Letter to EPA on Methane and VOC
Issue: air pollution | environment & health | federal government | fracking & methane
Type: letter to policymaker
PSR, joined by 14 other health organizations and 9 PSR chapters, sent a letter to EPA Administrator Regan requesting strong action to control methane and VOC emissions from the oil and gas industry.
Nuclear Weapons Community Cost Calculator
Issue: nuclear weapons | U.S. nuclear policy
Type: fact sheet | toolkit
Each April, Dr. Bob Dodge, PSR-Los Angeles Board Member and co-founder of Citizens for Peaceful Resolutions, calculates the cost of nuclear weapons programs to our communities. See what the costs are in your community.
No First Use Fact Sheet
Issue: federal government | foreign policy | no first use | nuclear weapons | U.S. nuclear policy
Type: fact sheet
Fact sheet from PSR on the No First Use Act, introduced by Rep. Adam Smith and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, which would restrict the United States from using nuclear weapons except in response to a nuclear attack.
Letter on Federal Fossil Fuel Programs
Issue: climate change | environment & health | environmental justice | federal government | fracking & methane
Type: letter to policymaker
A letter to Interior Secretary Debra Haaland, signed by PSR, calling on the Biden administration to undertake a comprehensive environmental review to align federal fossil fuel programs with the goal of limiting warming to 1.5 Celsius. Download
Health Groups Call for Climate and Health Investments in COVID Recovery
Issue: air pollution | climate change | environment & health | environmental justice | federal government
Type: letter to policymaker
Letter to President Biden signed by PSR and partner groups, urging him to support COVID recovery legislation that invests in a healthier future for the nation by cleaning up air pollution, addressing climate change and ensuring environmental justice.
Webinar: Fracking air pollution and Covid-19: Possible links?
Issue: air pollution | environment & health | environmental justice | fracking & methane
Type: video
Joint webinar from PSR and Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, examining the possible links between air pollution from oil and gas operations and greater susceptibility to Covid-19. The webinar presents highlights of recent reports on this topic by both ANHE and PSR: Air Pollution and Covid-19: A Dangerous Combination Physicians for Social Responsibility Nurses …
5 Things You Should Know about Climate Change
Issue: climate change | environment & health
Type: fact sheet
It’s real, it’s happening now, and it’s human-caused. OK, you already knew that. Climate change endangers health in so many ways. Rising temperatures can cause heat stroke, increase conditions for formation of ground-level ozone (smog), and create dangerous urban “heat islands.” Heat and drought can reduce crop yields and create conditions for devastating …
Letter to EPA on Methane and Ethane
Issue: environment & health | federal government | fracking & methane
Type: letter to policymaker
Letter to the EPA asking for rulemaking to remove methane and ethane from “Negligibly Reactive” list, signed by PSR and partner groups.
Letter to Congress on Clean Energy Investment
Issue: climate change | environment & health | federal government | renewable energy
Type: letter to policymaker
Letter signed by PSR and partner groups, asking Congress to support a broad spectrum of clean-energy investments.
Letter to Congress on Electric Vehicles
Issue: air pollution | climate change | environment & health
Type: letter to policymaker
Letter to members of Congress signed by PSR and partner groups, in support of transitioning the nation to electric vehicles.