Physicians for Social Responsibility

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Oppose Boiler Rider, Physicians for Social Responsibility Letter 12.16.11

Dear Senator, As leaders in Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) across the nation, we write to oppose a little-known but highly dangerous rider in the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, H.R. 3630.

PSR to Host Press Conference on Lessons from Fukushima and Chernobyl for U.S. Public Health

Washington, DC - April 21, 2011 – Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) and the Institute for Policy Studies’ Robert Alvarez will hold a joint press conference on Tuesday April 26 on the ongoing impact of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster to public health 25 years after the accident, the continuing nuclear catastrophe in Fukushima, Japan, and the lessons from both for U.S. public health and safety. PSR will be unveiling a new online interactive Evacuation Zone Map.

News Conference on Japan Nuclear Melt Down Risk

 

News Conference on Radiation Exposure

 

Fact Sheet Radiation and Public Health

 

Fact Sheet Health risks of radioactivity from Fukushima

Health risks of the releases of radioactivity from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors: Are they a concern for residents of the United States?

PSR: Health Threat Evident, U.S. Must Address Global Warming to Protect the Public

Press release from Physicians for Social Responsibility in response to the EPA's announcement on Friday, April 17 that it considers carbon pollution to be a threat to America's public health and welfare.

Doctors, Nurses other Health Professionals Urge Congress to Resist Efforts to Weaken the Clean Air Act

Leading public health organizations announced today that 1,882 physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, certified asthma educators and other health and medical professionals from all 50 states and the District of Columbia sent a letter to President Obama, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to uphold the protections established in the Clean Air Act. The letter comes as the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on Rep. Upton’s (R-MI) bill proposing elimination of Clean Air Act protections.

PSR Calls on Members of Congress to Strengthen H.R. 2454

Physicians for Social Responsibility reacts of the passage of the American Clean Energy & Security Act through the House Energy & Commerce Committee on May 21, 2009.

Nuclear Subsidies in the House Climate/Energy Bill, Senate Energy Bill, and Senate Climate Bill

Fact sheet from Physicians for Social Responsibility comparing recent climate and energy legislation in terms of the provisions for the nuclear industry.

Physicians for Social Responsibility React to Introduction of Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act

Press release from physicians for social responsibility applauding the introduction of Senate climate and clean energy legislation.

Health Implications of Global Warming: Be Mindful of Mental Health

Fact sheet released by Physicians for Social Responsibility in September 2009. The fact sheet lists the various impacts on mental health that could arise with global warming.