Everyday chemicals cost us billions

Hormone-disrupting chemicals cost the U.S. $340 billion annually in health care expenses and lost wages. These chemicals can be found in electronics, car seats, makeup and food packaging among other consumer products. Learn more about hormone disruptors and tips to reduce exposure here.
PSR/NY opposes natural gas pipeline next to nuclear power plant

On a recent tour hosted by PSR/NY, health care professionals and emergency planners had a first-hand look at the dangerous siting of the Spectra AIM gas pipeline only 105 feet from the aging Indian Point nuclear power plant. The threat of pipeline rupture to the integrity of the plant poses enormous health risks. PSR/NY is asking construction of the pipeline be halted immediately.
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PSR citizen-lobbyists push for ban treaty at the UN

On October 17, PSR's delegation to the UN First Committee arrived at UN headquarters in New York. From left: Claire Drake, David Drake, DO; Martin Fleck; Ira Helfand, MD; Clay Whitehead MD. Not pictured: Shannon Gearhart, MD; Alfred Meyer; and Cathey Falvo, MD. The delegation traveled to the UN to work with International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), educating diplomats from many nations to cosponsor the resolution supporting negotiations toward a nuclear weapons ban treaty to commence in 2017.
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Volunteers needed at PSR's DC Office

Have a morning, afternoon or a full day or two each week you'd like to engage in constructive work for Physicians for Social Responsibility? We'd love to have you. Our staff is small and can always use extended family to help get projects done.
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Nuclear Weapons

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Environment and Health

Join PSR's new campaign, Clean Energy Saves Lives. Each month you'll take one simple action, educating your community and urging state decision-makers to opt for clean renewables and energy efficiency.

Safe Energy

The Safe Energy program focuses on protecting public health, taxpayer dollars, and national security by preventing the construction of expensive, dirty, and dangerous new nuclear reactors.

EPA Urged to Level the Playing Field for Energy Efficiency in the Clean Power Plan
October 26, 2016

A diverse alliance is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to expand incentives for energy efficiency in the Clean Power Plan.
Demonstrations Planned at Schumer's Offices in Fight Against Gas Pipeline
October 25, 2016

A PSR statement argues that the pipeline presents an "unacceptable risk…to more than 20 million people in the region," suggesting its immediate suspension "to avert a potential nuclear disaster."
Source: America Magazine
We could all breathe easier by reducing greenhouse gas emissions
October 22, 2016

We urge the DEP and Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to consider an annual cap reduction of at least 5 percent.
Source: Portland Press Herald

Latest Blog Post

With the European Union’s ratification, the Paris Climate Accord is ready for adoption

Posted by Patrick Hayes, Climate Intern on October 6, 2016

The last hurdle to formally adopting the Paris Climate Accord was cleared this week with the EU’s endorsement. Twenty-eight EU nations have simultaneously ratified the agreement, crossing the threshold of representing 55 percent of global emissions. Read more »

Latest Resources

Webinar: The Fight for Solar
Solar energy is one of our best hopes for a clean energy future – yet some utility companies are trying to stifle the spread of rooftop solar. Learn more about the fight for rooftop ("distributed") solar. Read more »
Letter Opposing Dakota Access Pipeline
Letter from PSR and Student PSR in support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in strong opposition of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Read more »
30 Years of Living with Chernobyl, 5 Years Living with Fukushima
This report, co-released by PSR and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, provides detailed and sobering updates of these two sentinel events. Read more »
Webinar: Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
Our second train-the-trainer lecture reviews new research on endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and how to counsel patients on reducing day to day exposures. Speaker: Dr. Johanna Congleton. Read more »

Sign up for our webinar, October 26, to learn how energy efficiency in the home reduces hospital emergency room visits and missed days of school and work, while providing safer, more affordable housing for families.

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Please urge Secretary of State John Kerry to vote "yes" at the UN in support of negotiations to ban and eliminate nuclear weapons. The vote is expected VERY SOON.

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