Environment & Health 

Curbing global warming... Heat waves, intense drought, disease outbreaks, and flooding -- this is the forecast given by the world’s most renown climate experts who now warn that unless action to curb global warming is taken within the next ten years, we will pass a “tipping point” beyond which devastating consequences will become unavoidable. The need for mandatory controls on emissions of the heat-trapping gases that drive global warming is urgent. Drawing on the expertise of medicine and public health, PSR is dedicated to fighting for laws and regulations that protect human health from the dangers of global warming by reversing the current trends of increasing emissions and rising temperatures. ...and reducing toxic pollution. Each year, the tens of thousands of chemicals that permeate our environment exact an immeasurable toll on public health. From acute poisonings to chronic diseases, the effects of exposure to toxic chemicals vary widely and are particularly dangerous for certain groups, such as pregnant women and their developing fetuses. PSR brings the voice of medical and public health professionals to the forefront of environmental health decision-making and fights to protect today’s and tomorrow’s generations from toxic degradation of the environment.

The Latest PSR Signs National Call to Action on Global Warming AJPM links Health, Climate Change Top 5 Worst Administration Actions Exposing Americans to Toxic Chemicals Congress should pass a Clean Energy Bill Bush Proposal Too Little, Too Late PSR Decries Use of Children to Promote Coal Court Victory on Mercury More Security, More Equity Needed from America's Climate Security Act, S. 2191 Unnecessary and Unjustified: Nuclear Loan Guarantee Provisions in the House and Senate Energy Bills PSR Executive Director, Dr. Michael McCally, Testifies Before Senate Committee New Fact Sheet on the Health Costs of Coal-Fired Power Speaker Presentations from Iowa Global Warming Conference Available Online PSR Submits Documentation of Support for a More Stringent Ambient Air Quality Standard for Lead New Report Projects More Heat Deaths From Global Warming Dirty, Dangerous and Expensive: The Truth About Nuclear Power Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit