PSR submitted comments to support many of the amendments made as part of the rule on H.R. 6395, the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). However, only a small number of amendments are likely to receive roll-call votes. We recommended a YES on the following votes: 1. Floor 9, H. Amdt. 526 (Pocan) to ...
75 Organizations say NO to GOP Plans to Use COVID-19 Relief Money for Weapons of War PSR strongly opposes the proposal in the Republican “HEALS Act” to provide an additional $30 billion to the Department of Defense and urges Congress to continue to provide urgent and vital relief to the people of the United States ...
Public Health and Air Quality Professionals Call for an All-Electric Energy Code in the 2022 Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Docket No. 19-BSTD-03) As a group of public health and air quality professionals, we appreciate the opportunity to comment on the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) 2022 Building Energy Efficiency Standards. Exposure to air pollution is ...
International Journal of Women's Dermatology: Anthropogenic climate change affects the burden of infectious diseases via several interconnected mechanisms. In recent years, there has been greater awareness of the ways in which climate-sensitive infectious diseases pose a growing threat to global public health. Objective: to categorize and describe the effects of climate change on infectious diseases ...
After an upsurge of widespread public outcry against a proposed nuclear power deal with PG&E, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) unanimously passed a resolution which bans all purchase or exchange of nuclear energy in the City's flagship CleanPowerSF program. July 15, 2020
In June 2020, the California Air Resources Board unanimously adopted the landmark Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule that supports increasing levels of zero emission technologies across the truck fleet in California between 2024 and 2035. The proposal will generate deep reductions in harmful pollutants, yield significant health benefits in California and beyond, and especially ...
JUNE 3, 2020 View original newsletter email END POLICE VIOLENCE San Francisco Bay Physicians for Social Responsibility joins with National PSR and other local chapters in condemning the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others who have been killed simply for “living while Black.” Like many people around ...
Opposed the continued use of Carbon Tetrachloride by submitting public comments related to the EPA Draft Risk Evaluation. In its initial assessment, the EPA found that Carbon Tetrachloride poses no risks to the environment or to those working directly with the chemical. Meanwhile, independent studies have concluded that the chemical is carcinogenic, threatens groundwater supplies, ...
Endorsed SB 1044, which bans the manufacture, distribution and use of PFAS contained in firefighting foam. The use of these “forever chemicals” are associated with serious health problems including cancer, reproductive and immune system harm, and other diseases. May 2020.
Letter: End California’s wet markets to help end pandemics, by Dr. David Bezanson
