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PSR PA calls on the Delaware River Basin Commission to uphold the frack ban
On June 11th the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) held a commissioners meeting and public comment session in Easton, PA. PSR PA, as...

Josephine Gingerich
4 days ago3 min read
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Air Monitoring Attacks
Supporting communities impacted by polluters is the driving force behind PSR PA. Time and again, the money and influence of the fossil...

Daniel Farmer
4 days ago2 min read
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Cleaner Air, Healthier Communities: How MATS Standards Are Protecting Pennsylvania’s Future
At Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania (PSR PA), we are committed to championing the health of all communities through...
Matthew Shorraw
May 283 min read
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PSR PA says: “Invest in Public Health in the Philly City Budget”
This week has seen final opportunities for Philadelphians to engage City Council on the fiscal year 2025-2026 budget with public...

Linnea Bond
May 164 min read
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Medicine, Media and Misinformation: Lessons from the Medical Society’s Consortium on Climate and Health
This year for the first time I attended the The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health’s (MSCCH) conference, Our Planet, Our...
Pouné Saberi, MD, MPH
Mar 185 min read
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New Bill to Consider Cumulative Impacts
Pennsylvania is full of communities like Chester, PA, that have endured pollution and health impacts from multiple harmful industries. In...

Linnea Bond
Mar 135 min read
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LNG Expansion a Bum Deal for Northeastern PA
The December 17th Department of Energy report shows that increasing liquified natural gas (LNG) exports inarguably goes against the...

Physician for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania
Jan 173 min read
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There must be more oversight of dangerous fracking wastewater in Pennsylvania
“There is no oversight,” says Robert Green, who works in southwestern Pennsylvania in an industry that insures that pipelines can...
Dr Robert Little,
Jan 162 min read
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An Urgent Letter to Women of the Green Party
As an organization representing medical professionals, Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania (PSR PA) asks women of the Green...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Nov 26, 20243 min read
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Transforming Pennsylvania's Environmental Landscape with the Environmental Movement Assembly (EMA)
Pennsylvania stands at a pivotal crossroads in its environmental journey. As climate change accelerates and negligent industrial...
Matthew Shorraw
Nov 26, 20242 min read
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Hydrogen Economy and Proposed Hydrogen Blending Health Concerns
Letter to Governor Shapiro Governor Shapiro: We write to you today as physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals committed to...

Linnea Bond
Nov 18, 20245 min read
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Pollution in PA: Read before you vote!
With fewer than 25 days until US Election Day on November 5th, there are urgent environmental issues facing voters in Pennsylvania....
Matthew Shorraw
Oct 15, 20249 min read
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Governor Josh Shapiro and the Fossil Fuel Industry: Abandoning Climate Science for Industry Support
As Pennsylvania's Attorney General, Josh Shapiro championed clean air and water. He promoted a 2020 Grand Jury report that found the...
Kate Krauss
Jul 25, 20247 min read
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Carbon capture bill violates property rights
Deep underground are microscopic areas of space between grains of rock that can absorb and hold liquids. The oil and gas industry wants...
tonyehn
Jul 3, 20242 min read
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Team Effort Secures $5 Million for Built To Last - THANK YOU!
On June 6, Mayor Parker and City Council passed the 2025 Philadelphia city budget - including $5 million dollars for the Built To Last...

Linnea Bond
Jun 27, 20243 min read
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Justin Nobel and Petroleum-238
PSR PA recently hosted the Philadelphia launch and discussion of science journalist Justin Nobel's new book Petroleum-238 at The Wooden...
Kate Krauss
May 30, 20242 min read
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This is What Energy Democracy Looks Like
When you sign up for electricity from PECO, how much of that energy is coming from renewable sources like solar? Although almost 80% of...
tonyehn
Apr 25, 202410 min read
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Help us raise funds to independently test drilling fluid found in Marsh Creek wetlands after failed remediation of spill by Mariner East Pipeline Project
This month, after reports of gas drilling fluid surfacing in the protected wetland inside Chester County, Pennsylvania’s Marsh Creek...
Kate Krauss
Feb 23, 20241 min read
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Minimizing Risk & Harm: Preparing for Pennsylvania’s Hydrogen Future
For December 4th hearing at the East Vincent Township Building. Senators, thank you for inviting me to speak on this important issue....
Tammy Murphy
Dec 1, 20235 min read
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We must act to curb black lung disease | PennLive letters
As a retired family doctor, I’ve seen the suffering faced by patients fighting lung disease. Coal Worker’s pneumoconiosis, or “black...
Dr Robert Little,
Nov 28, 20232 min read
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