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How Traffic Noise Impacts Pennsylvania’s Ecosystems
Have you ever walked a forest trail? You see the typical sights, rustling leaves, birds, deer, and a creek. Imagine that same forest with the constant drone of cars nearby. You might still see nature, but the sound and experience of that walk through the woods would be different. Sound is more than background noise for birds, bats, frogs, owls, and countless other animals. They use it to find mates, locate danger, hunt prey, or avoid predators. As road noise spreads, the vita

Matthew Shorraw
7 days ago3 min read


Children at Risk from Wildfires
Weather conditions in southwestern Pennsylvania were as good as they get for early June: temperatures in the mid-70s and sunny with few...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Jun 16, 20235 min read


Reaction to EPA's Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emission
I am commenting on the proposed revised rules on methane as a retired physician, retired pediatric anesthesiologist, grandparent and...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Jan 9, 20234 min read


Addiction Medication in Pennsylvania’s Jails Inadequate
A Letter to the Editor on addiction medication in Pennsylvania's Jails that was published after an advocacy training from PSR PA.

Tonyehn Verkitus
Aug 26, 20221 min read


Peaceful Posse Hits the Capital
Summer educational trip with PSR PA's Peaceful Posse, a violence prevention program we have run for 30 years.

Tonyehn Verkitus
Aug 26, 20222 min read


Announcing OCAREER Certificate Program
Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania has developed a certificate to assist practitioners in assessing how climate change is...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Mar 28, 20222 min read
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