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.
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Tonyehn Verkitus
- Aug 26
- 2 min
Peaceful Posse Hits the Capital
Summer educational trip with PSR PA's Peaceful Posse, a violence prevention program we have run for 30 years.
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Tonyehn Verkitus
- Aug 25
- 2 min
Gas, Steel and Petrochemical Tours in Pittsburgh on September 20th, 21st and 23rd
Join us for a tour with local residents who will share their perspectives on several of the largest industries in SWPA. Steel Tour (3...
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Julie Becker, MA, PhD, MPH
- Aug 17
- 3 min
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...
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Sophia Schmidt
- Aug 12
- 3 min
‘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.
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Sophia Schmidt
- Aug 9
- 5 min
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.
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FOX56 NEWSROOM
- Aug 3
- 1 min
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...
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Linnea Bond
- Jul 25
- 3 min
Celebrating a Win for Pennsylvanians and the Climate
PSR PA's support of the Whole-Home Repairs Program
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Marie DeMarco
- Jul 24
- 1 min
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...
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Dr. Walter Tsou
- Jul 8
- 1 min
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...
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Tammy Murphy
- Jul 7
- 1 min
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...
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Tonyehn Verkitus
- Jul 6
- 1 min
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...
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Ned Ketyer, MD
- Jun 23
- 2 min
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...
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Ned Ketyer, MD
- Jun 23
- 4 min
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,...
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Ned Ketyer, MD
- Jun 23
- 2 min
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...
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Brita Lundberg and Carlos A Camargo
- Jun 22
- 3 min
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...
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Paul J. Gough
- Jun 21
- 3 min
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...
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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’...
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Tammy Murphy
- May 19
- 2 min
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...
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Sidney Kahn, MD, PhD
- May 12
- 4 min
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
While the most environmentally and health damaging activities require major political, economic, and societal changes, individuals'...
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