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...
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Marie DeMarco
- Nov 1
- 2 min
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.
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Linnea Bond
- Oct 6
- 3 min
The Clean Energy Justice Convergence
From Sept 20th-23rd, PSR PA joined impacted community members, grassroots organizations, and indigenous land defenders in Pittsburgh for...
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Lisa DePaoli
- Oct 6
- 3 min
Pitt School of Public Health, PA Dept of Health Abruptly Pull out of Public Meeting
Pitt School Of Public Health, PA Dept Of Health Abruptly Pull Out Of Public Meeting They Helped Convene — At The Last Minute, The...
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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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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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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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Tonyehn Verkitus and Bonnie Waltch
- Mar 29
- 3 min
Climate Emergency: Feedback Loops
Everyone has heard about global warming, but few understand how environmental feedback loops amplify the warming even further. With...
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Julie Becker, MA, PhD, MPH
- Mar 28
- 2 min
Announcing OCAREER Certificate Program
Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania has developed a certificate to assist practitioners in assessing how climate change is...
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Sign-on Letter: Mid-Atlantic Alliance for Climate and HealthUpdated
As leaders and members of health professional and environmental organizations in Delaware, South Jersey, and Southeastern Pennsylvania,...
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Sidney Kahn, MD, PhD
- Feb 23
- 3 min
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
The scale and range of human activities that harm the environment and human health are vast, and many of the most damaging require...
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Alan Greenglass, MD
- Jan 28
- 3 min
Mid-Atlantic Alliance on Climate and Health
There are many people and organizations passionate about and working on environmental and climate change issues. The public now generally...
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Ned Ketyer, MD
- Dec 23, 2021
- 4 min
Air Pollution Warning
Some people living and working just a few miles southeast of downtown Pittsburgh found it difficult to breathe yesterday: An Air...
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Ned Ketyer, MD
- Nov 19, 2021
- 4 min
Climate Change Is Scaring Kids
You may be surprised to learn that climate denial isn’t really a thing in the United States anymore. Sure, there are a few people living...
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Steph Lee and Katherine Crowe
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
PSR PA Comments on EPA Draft Strategic Plan
Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania (PSR PA) promotes social responsibility by protecting health, the environment and...
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