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Policy Brief: Inflation Reduction Act’s Potential Impact on Health
After much wrangling, the Senate passed momentous climate legislation. The Inflation Reduction Act is designed to reduce our dependence...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Aug 17, 20223 min read
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‘We’ll take the win’: Pa. advocates celebrate progress on Senate Democrats’ climate bill
PSR PA's Walter Tsou spoke at a celebration of the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act with other activists in Philly.

Tonyehn Verkitus
Aug 12, 20223 min read
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Activists pressure gas commissioners to push PGW on climate action, transparency
PSR PA's Linnea Bond is quoted in this article from WHYY PlanPhilly on the upcoming PWG's vote for the next fiscal year.

Tonyehn Verkitus
Aug 9, 20225 min read
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Community town hall held on wastewater fracking treatment plant in Susquehanna County
Hawley, Pennsylvania Action Together NEPA along with Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania held a town hall in one Wayne...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Aug 3, 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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Four Actions to Address Climate Change from USCAN's June Annual Meeting
PSR PA is one of over 190 US based environmental justice groups who are members of the US Climate Action Network (USCAN) dedicated to...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Jul 8, 20221 min read
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PSR PA Statement on SCOTUS's ruling on West Virginia vs. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The Supreme Court decision in West Virginia vs. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disables the EPA's mission and revokes its...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Jul 7, 20221 min read
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PSR PA Statement on Dobbs Decision to Overturn Roe v Wade
On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court made the drastic decision to overturn the 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade allowing each...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Jul 5, 20221 min read
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National Healthy Homes Month: Eight Principles of a Healthy Home
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development created a toolkit for helping homeowners and residents who rent to identify...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Jun 23, 20222 min read
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National Healthy Homes Month: Hidden Dangers in Your Home
June is National Healthy Homes Month. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s annual Healthy Homes campaign,...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Jun 23, 20224 min read
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National Healthy Homes Month: How to Make our Homes Safer
June is National Healthy Homes Month. Every year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) gathers partners from around...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Jun 23, 20222 min read
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Why do we accept asthma with our ‘natural’ gas?
Transitioning away from fossil fuels would mean children (and all of us) breathe easier Take a Deep breath. And exhale. Most of us don’t...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Jun 22, 20223 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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Healthcare providers and impacted residents discuss fracking impacts in Pennsylvania and beyond
Fracking is Injustice: The High Human and Climate Toll of Fracking and LNG Expansion New Compendium, analysis finds ‘no evidence’...

Tonyehn Verkitus
May 26, 20225 min read
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Calling All Healthcare Providers for Pennsylvania Climate Convergence
CALLING ALL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS!!! We are facing a climate emergency with devastating health consequences. Healthcare providers are...

Tonyehn Verkitus
May 19, 20222 min read
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WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
While the most environmentally and health damaging activities require major political, economic, and societal changes, individuals'...

Tonyehn Verkitus
May 12, 20224 min read
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Native plants and other more natural gardening
Under-appreciated opportunities in public health, environmentalism and happiness. I am writing this because I have found a fascinating...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Apr 27, 20224 min read
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PSR PA Collaborator Walks 40 Miles Against Vanguard’s Destructive Investments
On April 18, Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT), who partnered with PSR PA on the Clean Energy and Health Virtual Conference in September...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Apr 8, 20223 min read
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Bucks County must band together to ‘Ban the Bomb’
Nobody wins a nuclear war. That’s why the moment we find ourselves in now with Russia's invasion of Ukraine serves as a stark reminder...

Tonyehn Verkitus
Mar 30, 20223 min read
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