March 2023 SF Bay PSR provides community-led projects with financial, administrative, and scientific support to honor our commitment to environmental justice organizations throughout the Bay Area. Marin City Climate Resilience and Health Justice (MCCRHJ) is an African-American led environmental justice organization comprised of community members and allies advocating for climate resilience and health justice. Their ...
MARCH 14, 2023 Advocating for health-based solutions to our world's crises for more than 40 years! I am pleased to reach out to you with SF Bay PSR’s 2023 Map, now that the CA legislative session is under way, and we've set our 2023 goals. We invite you to join us! Never before have we ...
SF Chronicle Op-Ed: Misinformation on gas stoves is swirling around the internet. Here’s what you need to know Dr. Robert M. Gould, president SF Bay PSR Jan. 13, 2023Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 10:18 p.m. text for space Overnight, gas stoves have become the latest flashpoint in America’s culture war — and once again, the scientists and ...
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 Before we dive into the news, we want to invite you to our Virtual Gala on Sept 21 to celebrate everyone’s efforts below and to hear the inside-scoop on federal efforts to address climate equity by U.S. Senior Advisor Arsenio Mataka! BUY TICKETS HERE! We have LOTS of environmental policy news ...
By Alma Hernandez, B.A., Building Electrification SF Bay PSR Intern AUGUST 2022 Background Building electrification (BE) is the shift toward zero-carbon electricity, which would be not only beneficial for the planet but also for public health and safety. Gas stoves emit hazardous gasses that harm the health of people and contribute to the development of ...
This project was made possible with generous funding from the Resources Legacy Fund. In support of a residential-grade cleanup of the AstraZeneca toxic waste site on Richmond’s southeast shoreline, the SF Bay Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility and Richmond Shoreline Alliance (RSA) are undertaking a community engagement and capacity-building process called the Healthy Environment Project. The goal of ...
SF Bay PSR is alarmed by the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in West Virginia v. EPA that greatly undermines the EPA’s ability to regulate industrial chemicals and greenhouse gas emissions to protect the health of the environment and people. SF Bay PSR agrees with the dissenting justices that Congress granted EPA clear authority to regulate ...
April 22, 2022 Dear Friend, Over the last two weeks we wrote to you about the recent UN’s climate report and the California legislature’s recently released report on climate change impacts across our state. Both warn that we have no time left, but we do have the solutions to address the climate crisis. However, these ...
April 19, 2022 Dear Friends, Last week we wrote to you about the recent UN’s climate report. This week we want to make sure you saw the California legislature’s recently released report on climate change impacts across our state. It warns of worsening fires, floods, economic disruption, and health harms. Like the UN report, ...
April 12, 2022 Dear Friends, You probably saw the United Nation’s climate report released last week on April 4, 2022. While the report warns us that we have vanishing time to avert a climate disaster—it confirms that we have the solutions within our grasp. However, these solutions are not being implemented because the fossil fuel ...
