A Roadmap for 2021: Learn, Take Action, Change the World
FEBRUARY 23, 2021 NEWS, COMMITTEE UPDATES, POLICY WATCH, EVENTS Well, our new year is off to a tumultuous start! An insurrection against our most fundamental liberties followed by the inauguration of our duly-elected President. The momentous entry-into-force of the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, and the welcome ...
UPDATE: California Building Decarbonization Package: SB 30, SB 31, SB 32 & SB 37
SUPPORTED: California Building Decarbonization Package: SB 30, SB 31, SB 32 & SB 37 (Cortese). May 13, 2021: There are no hearing dates yet for these bill proposals. SB 32 was sent to Senate Governance and Finance on April 15. SB 31 went to Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications on April 19. The California Air ...
SIGNED: letter by Trust for America’s Health. As Congress considers the Administration’s request for additional COVID response funding and looks ahead to recovery, it is vital to strengthen the public health system for the immediate response as well as the long-term
SIGNED: letter by Trust for America’s Health. As Congress considers the Administration’s request for additional COVID response funding and looks ahead to recovery, it is vital to strengthen the public health system for the immediate response as well as the long-term. Please join this organizational sign-on letter to congressional leadership in support of sustained funding for ...
Health and Medical Organizations Call for Immediate Action to Protect Our Nation’s Health in the Face of the Climate Health Emergency
PSR and 68 health and medical organizations call on the Biden-Harris administration to take a “health in all policies” approach to climate change. We signed on to the memo outlining 9 key priorities for promoting health and equity across federal agencies. The recommendations offer a path for bold climate action that protects health and health ...
Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Coates and Dr. Mary Williams for their recent publications in the International Journal of Women’s Dermatology: special issue on climate change
Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Coates and Dr. Mary Williams for their recent publications in the International Journal of Women’s Dermatology: special issue on climate change
Dr. Michael J. Martin, SF Bay PSR board member and president-elect of PSR National published in the SF Chronicle: Climate Change Threatens Our Health
The Biden administration has pledged to move quickly to contain climate change. That effort will prove as important for our health as a clear and effective pandemic response. Climate change will come with a range of adverse health consequences that will affect all of us, just as COVID-19 has. The increasingly frequent and severe heat ...