Tell your Senators: Reject BAAJA, Protect Health!

Tell your Senators: Reject BAAJA, Protect Health!

Nov 11, 2026

Before the long Congressional recess, a new permitting reform bill was introduced in the Senate: The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA). PSR’s vision for permitting reform looks something like renewable energy prioritization, frontline communities...
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...
We Can’t Afford to Waste our Taxes on Nuclear Weapons

We Can’t Afford to Waste our Taxes on Nuclear Weapons

Apr 16, 2026

Every year, Physicians for Social Responsibility tracks how much our country spends on nuclear weapons programs — and the numbers remain staggering. Today, PSR member Dr. Bob Dodge released the 2026 Community Cost Calculator, which reveals how much of your hard-earned...
Film Review: The Plastic Detox

Film Review: The Plastic Detox

Mar 27, 2026

Reviewed by Paige Knappenberger, Environment & Health Director While I imagine the non-scientific science experiment at the heart of the film might make it challenging for some scientists to stomach it, Netflix’s new documentary on the health harms of plastics The...
PSR condemns U.S. militarism at home and abroad

PSR condemns U.S. militarism at home and abroad

Jan 8, 2026

In this first week of the new year, we at Physicians for Social Responsibility are outraged at the escalating violence. Bombs and guns do not bring peace and justice, in Latin America or in U.S. cities, and we call for an end to this deadly new wave of U.S....
RFK Jr. must be impeached

RFK Jr. must be impeached

Dec 11, 2025

Enough is enough. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. should have never become the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. His decisions in this position have been misinformed at best and outright deadly at worst. If he continues his tenure, it will come at the...