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Aug 2, 20231 min read

Hydrogen Hubs — Leave Gas in the Ground

Regarding the article “Pa. is competing for billions to build hydrogen hubs. Will they really be green?” (July 25, TribLIVE): Don’t be...

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Ned Ketyer, MD

Jun 16, 20235 min read

Children at Risk from Wildfires

Weather conditions in southwestern Pennsylvania were as good as they get for early June: temperatures in the mid-70s and sunny with few...

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Demand Community Voices for LNG Terminal in Chester!

Physician for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania

May 16, 20233 min read

Demand Community Voices for LNG Terminal in Chester!

Tell State Rep Martina White: "Include community voices in LNG Task Force Hearings" PSR PA is closely following the process around a...

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Tell the Department of Health"Update the Public on Childhood Cancer Study"

Physician for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania

May 16, 20231 min read

Tell the Department of Health"Update the Public on Childhood Cancer Study"

Our partners from Center for Coalfield Justice (CCJ) have an urgent call to action! Please read CCJ's letter and share it with your...

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Solutions for Pollution at Philadelphia City Hall

Marie DeMarco

Jan 26, 20231 min read

Solutions for Pollution at Philadelphia City Hall

PSR PA's Marie DeMarco speaking at Climate Action Campaigns Solutions for Pollution event in Philadelphia City Hall

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Reaction to EPA's Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emission

Barbara W. Brandom, M.D.

Jan 9, 20234 min read

Reaction to EPA's Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emission

I am commenting on the proposed revised rules on methane as a retired physician, retired pediatric anesthesiologist, grandparent and...

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House Bill 1059 Sacrifices Health and Safety of PA Residence

Tammy Murphy

Nov 4, 20222 min read

House Bill 1059 Sacrifices Health and Safety of PA Residence

Impact of The Pennsylvania Economic Development For A Growing Economy (PA Edge) Tax Credits (House Bill 1059)

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Dr. Walter Tsou

Nov 1, 20221 min read

Exchange on Fracking

Key takeaways from the Pennsylvania Senate debate between John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz

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Push for the EPA to Issue a Final Methane Rule

Marie DeMarco

Nov 1, 20222 min read

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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Public Gets Briefed on Fracking Health Studies, Despite No-Show From Pitt, DOH

Reid Frazier

Oct 7, 20224 min read

Public Gets Briefed on Fracking Health Studies, Despite No-Show From Pitt, DOH

Kurt Blanock, right, watches a public forum on state-funded fracking health studies in Canonsburg, Pa., October 5, 2022. Blanock's son,...

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Linnea Bond

Oct 6, 20223 min read

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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Pitt School of Public Health, PA Dept of Health Abruptly Pull out of Public Meeting

Lisa DePaoli

Oct 6, 20223 min read

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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Addiction Medication in Pennsylvania’s Jails Inadequate

Melissa Schiffman

Aug 26, 20221 min read

Addiction Medication in Pennsylvania’s Jails Inadequate

A Letter to the Editor on addiction medication in Pennsylvania's Jails that was published after an advocacy training from PSR PA.

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Policy Brief: Inflation Reduction Act’s Potential Impact on Health

Julie Becker, MA, PhD, MPH

Aug 17, 20223 min read

Policy Brief: Inflation Reduction Act’s Potential Impact on Health

After much wrangling, the Senate passed momentous climate legislation. The Inflation Reduction Act is designed to reduce our dependence...

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‘We’ll take the win’: Pa. advocates celebrate progress on Senate Democrats’ climate bill

Sophia Schmidt

Aug 12, 20223 min read

‘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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Activists pressure gas commissioners to push PGW on climate action, transparency

Sophia Schmidt

Aug 9, 20225 min read

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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Celebrating a Win for Pennsylvanians and the Climate

Linnea Bond

Jul 25, 20223 min read

Celebrating a Win for Pennsylvanians and the Climate

PSR PA's support of the Whole-Home Repairs Program

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PSR PA at Climate Action Campaign's Solution for Pollution Training

Marie DeMarco

Jul 24, 20221 min read

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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Healthcare providers and impacted residents discuss fracking impacts in Pennsylvania and beyond

Physician for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania

May 26, 20225 min read

Healthcare providers and impacted residents discuss fracking impacts in Pennsylvania and beyond

Fracking is Injustice: The High Human and Climate Toll of Fracking and LNG Expansion New Compendium, analysis finds ‘no evidence’...

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