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Join PSR Pennsylvania for the webinar “Go Touch Grass” to explore the health impacts of artificial turf and why everyday contact with natural surfaces matters.
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E.P.A. Moves to Weaken Limits on Ethylene Oxide The gas, ethylene oxide, plays a crucial role in sterilizing medical devices. But long-term exposure is linked to several types of cancer and other ailments.

Breaking News: The EPA moved to weaken limits on emissions of ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing gas.

London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20%

This shows we can reduce air pollution and improve health. But the Bay Area still has the 6th worst air in the US. Electric vehicles and home appliances will make life better! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Climate Activist Launch: the Energy Bills Relief Act with Rep Sean Casten · Climate Action Campaign Join hundreds of climate activists from around the country as we hear from Rep. Sean Casten about an exciting new plan to ramp up clean energy like wind and solar, fight climate change, and protect th...

Polluters and their allies in Congress are attacking clean energy as Americans face soaring electricity bills, rising climate pollution, and more extreme weather. EBRA is a roadmap to ramp up clean energy while lowering energy costs across the country!
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Climate Activist Launch: the Energy Bills Relief Act with Rep Sean Casten · Climate Action Campaign Join hundreds of climate activists from around the country as we hear from Rep. Sean Casten about an exciting new plan to ramp up clean energy like wind and solar, fight climate change, and protect th...

Join hundreds of climate activists from across the country on Thursday, March 19, at 7 PM ET for a special grassroots briefing with Rep. Sean Casten on the Energy Bills Relief Act. RSVP today! www.mobilize.us/climateactio...

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Last month, we visited Tampa to hear powerful stories from testifiers and community members on the impacts of extreme weather in Florida communities. Climate change is fueling costly hurricanes and record-breaking heat in Florida, and we need to take action now.

Every Day, Nukes Are Riding Right Past People Like You Every day, nuclear weapons are transported in trucks riding along interstates that connect communities across the United States.

Nuclear weapons aren’t just abstract strategy — the infrastructure supporting them runs through everyday life. @inkstickmedia.com reports on the hidden transport system moving nuclear materials across US highways. inkstickmedia.com/every-day-nu...

Oil prices soar past $100 a barrel as war escalates in Iran | CNN Business The price of oil kept climbing Monday, having surged past $100 per barrel Sunday, the first time it crossed that mark since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Trump launches a war → oil prices surge, gas prices spike. He’s calling it “a very small price to pay.”

Meanwhile, Americans are fighting rapidly rising costs on utilities, healthcare, and more. So much for “America First.”
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/08/business/oil-prices-war-iran-trump

Persistence is powerful!

While federal climate action stalls, health professionals are securing wins at the local and state levels—from Georgia to California. At the same time, allies are driving change globally. #OPOH26

We’re in awe of these digital communication powerhouses! In a changing media landscape, we need to be where are patients are with relatable, accessible, and evidence-based messages. #OPOH26 @psr.org

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A promotional graphic for the “Healthy Climate America” podcast episode titled “Caring Across Borders: Climate Migration and Health.” At the top is the Healthy Climate America logo with a stethoscope shaped like a plant. Below are two circular photos: on the left, the host, Lisa Patel, smiling in a white coat; on the right, guest Marysel Pagán Santana, smiling against a gray background. Soundwave graphics run horizontally behind the photos. At the bottom, text reads: “Caring Across Borders: Climate Migration and Health.” A green banner below says, “Listen now: bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica.”

#HealthyClimateAmerica Season 2 is here!

Marysel Pagán Santana joined us to break down who is impacted by climate migration, the risks they face, and how health professionals can understand and meet the needs of changing communities.

🎧 bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica @migrantclinicians.bsky.social

E.P.A. Weakens Limits on Mercury From Coal Plants The move appeared to undercut the Make America Healthy Again movement led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a onetime campaigner against mercury pollution.

Breaking News: The EPA is allowing coal-burning power plants to release more heavy metals like mercury, a powerful neurotoxin linked to brain damage.

Climate change is threatening the future of winter sports. Warming temperatures have led to fewer freezing days and reduced snowfall, making the necessary conditions for the Winter Olympics increasingly rare.

Fueling Sickness: The Hidden Health Costs of Fossil Fuel Pollution YouTube video by Physicians for Social Responsibility

Tune into our livestream now! Fueling Sickness: The Hidden Health Costs of Fossil Fuel Pollution

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Tonight we're joining @actonclimateus.bsky.social in Tampa at their Extreme Weather People's Hearing. In Florida, we've seen first-hand how extreme weather destroys lives and uproots communities. From extreme heat to hurricanes, climate change is intensifying weather across the state.

Earthjustice and Partners Sue EPA For Illegal Repeal of Climate Protections Health, environmental groups challenge the Trump EPA’s harmful, unscientific, and illegal repeal of the endangerment finding and elimination of clean vehicle standards.

SEE YOU IN COURT: The Trump administration is trying to undercut the government’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. We won’t let this stand.
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E.P.A. Faces First Lawsuit Over Its Killing of Major Climate Rule

@psr.org is one of the organizations represented by @earthjustice.org 🌎🩺 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/c...

This week, on February 18th we’ll be joining @actonclimateus.bsky.social in Tampa for the Extreme Weather People’s hearing. Floridians are particularly at risk from intensifying extreme weather like heat and hurricanes, and Trump's attacks on climate protections will only make the problems worse.

EPA's mission is to protect our health and environment; that includes protecting people from pollution and the deadly impacts of climate change. Trump's EPA is ignoring this mission and denying established climate science. This cannot stand. #ClimateCantWait

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Opinion | The EPA Just Made Our Air Less Safe to Breathe Repealing the Endangerment Finding will shape our clinical reality for years to come

New #ClimateCheckup out today: The EPA Just Made Our Air Less Safe to Breathe

"The air our patients breathe should not make them sick, and policy choices should not make our jobs harder by increasing preventable disease." @lisapatel.bsky.social @medpagetoday.com

WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...

Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.

EPA's endless rollbacks treat us all as expendable, sacrificing our health for corporate profits. Repealing the endangerment finding will allow fossil fuel corporations to freely pollute without limit, causing devastating impacts to our health and climate. #ClimateCantWait
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​The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its repeal of the endangerment finding and the rollback of climate emissions standards for light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles. By doing so, the EPA is rejecting settled law and science to benefit polluters.

Follow along for updates to the lawsuit, opportunities for action, and to support us so that we can continue our efforts to reinstate the Endangerment Finding. psr.org/endangerment...

Today, Trump's EPA officially made climate denial US policy. This is a slap in the face to Americans being battered by extreme weather, wildfires, droughts, and other climate disasters. We're suing the Trump Administration and Lee Zeldin's EPA for this illegal and reckless repeal. #ClimateCantWait

Utilities Asked for a Lot More Money From Ratepayers Last Year A new PowerLines report puts the total requested increases at $31 billion — more than double the number from 2024.

"Electric and gas utilities requested almost $31 billion worth of rate increases in 2025, according to an analysis by the energy policy nonprofit PowerLines. That’s more than double what utilities asked for just a year earlier." https://heatmap.news/sparks/powerlines-utility-rate-increase-2025

But here's the thing -- you can help stop it. Join us for our livestream discussion: Fueling Sickness on February 18 at 7:00 pm ET to find out how!

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Dr. Surapaneni spent last summer driving across America confirming a terrifying truth: fossil fuels are poisoning us. From a 60-acre toxic lake in Texas to communities suffocating under pollution, she saw the crisis that is killing an estimated 350,000 Americans yearly. psr.org/event/livest...