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Air Monitoring Attacks
Updated: Jun 26 Supporting communities impacted by polluters is the driving force behind PSR PA. Time and again, the money and influence...
Daniel Farmer
Jun 192 min read
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PSR PA calls on the Delaware River Basin Commission to uphold the frack ban
Updated: Jun 26 On June 11th the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) held a commissioners meeting and public comment session in...

Josephine Gingerich
Jun 193 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...

Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania
Jan 173 min read
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The Big Reveal
In May 2019, David Templeton and Don Hopey published a bombshell report in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette showing a spike in the diagnosis...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Aug 14, 20237 min read
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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
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We’re mobilizing to End Fossil Fuels – learn how to join in!
Fossil fuels drive the climate crisis, and the U.S. is the #1 oil and gas producer in the world. Wildfires, flooding, and heat – we know...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Jun 13, 20231 min read
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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
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COP 27: Reflection on Health Centric Climate Action
I am looking at the sculpture of the lungs. A silver tree where the branches are the bronchi and the bronchioles. It’s set against an...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Nov 17, 20222 min read
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House Bill 1059 Sacrifices Health and Safety of PA Residence
Impact of The Pennsylvania Economic Development For A Growing Economy (PA Edge) Tax Credits (House Bill 1059)

Tonyehn Verkitus
Nov 4, 20222 min read
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Exchange on Fracking
Key takeaways from the Pennsylvania Senate debate between John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz

Tonyehn Verkitus
Nov 1, 20221 min read
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Push for the EPA to Issue a Final Methane Rule
The EPA finalizing a Methane Emissions Rule is so important because this rule impacts the overall health overall health of communities.

Tonyehn Verkitus
Nov 1, 20222 min read
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Public Gets Briefed on Fracking Health Studies, Despite No-Show From Pitt, DOH
Kurt Blanock, right, watches a public forum on state-funded fracking health studies in Canonsburg, Pa., October 5, 2022. Blanock's son,...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Oct 7, 20224 min read
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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
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Celebrating a Win for Pennsylvanians and the Climate
PSR PA's support of the Whole-Home Repairs Program

Tonyehn Verkitus
Jul 25, 20223 min read
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PSR PA at Climate Action Campaign's Solution for Pollution Training
On July 21, 2022, Marie DeMarco, a Health Educator and Medical Advocacy Coordinator at PSR PA, attended the Climate Action Campaign’s...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Jul 24, 20221 min read
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Pediatricians applaud CDC's recommendation on under-5 Covid-19 vaccines
Watch Dr. Ned Ketyer's interview on Pittsburgh Action News 4. Pittsburgh-region pediatricians and hospital systems are preparing to...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Jun 21, 20223 min read
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