Where There’s Smoke…

Where There’s Smoke…

Jul 22, 2026

by Paige Knappenberger, PSR Environment & Health Director Like many families across the Northeast, ours had our plans upended in July by smoke from wildfires burning nearly 2,000 miles away in Ontario. Instead of spending the weekend outdoors, we kept our kids...
Hot, Tick Summer

Hot, Tick Summer

May 20, 2026

by Paige Knappenberger, Director, Environment & Health Program A tick fell on my husband’s face last weekend as we watched our sons play on our back patio in Northwest Washington, DC. I grew up in Arizona, so ticks were never something I worried about as a kid....
For Public Health and to Save Money, New York Needs Renewable Energy

For Public Health and to Save Money, New York Needs Renewable Energy

Apr 30, 2026

We need clean, renewable energy to protect our health and to drive down energy costs. As organizations representing public and environmental health as well as frontline healthcare professionals, including the American Lung Association, Alliance of Nurses for Healthy...
Tell Congress: Polluters aren’t above the law!

Tell Congress: Polluters aren’t above the law!

Apr 21, 2026

As if polluters haven’t received enough big breaks over the last year, just in time for Earth Day, Congress wants to give them a gift they’ve always wanted: complete immunity. Republican lawmakers have now introduced legislation in both chambers of Congress that would...