CA Senate Fails to Pass Bill That Would Protect Infants and Toddlers From Bisphenol-A (BPA)

Just after midnight on September 1, the California Senate failed to pass a bill to eliminate Bisphenol-A (BPA) from food and drink containers for children ages 3 and younger. Senator Fran Pavley (D-Santa Monica) carried the legislation with advocate sponsors Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles, Breast Cancer Fund, and Environmental Working Group.

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A New Generation of Activists Count Down to Zero

PSR-LA and the Ploughshares Fund co-hosted the opening night screening of “Countdown to Zero” at the ArcLight Hollywood on Friday, July 30. The sold-out theatre included a diverse audience ranging from longtime PSR members to Angelinos with a piqued interest in how the producers of the Academy-Award winning “An Inconvenient Truth” would take on the [...]

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CA Assembly Votes to Remove BPA from Infant Food and Drink Containers

Today the California State Assembly passed a bill to eliminate Bisphenol-A (BPA) from food and drink containers designed for children ages 3 and younger. A coalition of health professionals, scientists, parents, and health advocates, supported this measure and herald its passage as a major step in protecting children’s health and advancing chemical policy reform.

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LA Health and Climate Symposium: Advancing Healthy and Resilient Communities In A Changing Environment

Climate change has the potential to cause widespread injuries and death related to natural disasters, displacement, heat-related illnesses, malnutrition, and air and water pollution. PSR-LA co-organized a symposium on April 30th, 2010 titled, Los Angeles Health and Climate: Advancing healthy and resilient communities in a changing environment.

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PSR-LA Ambassadors attend the NPT Review Conference

Going the distance to make sure the medical voice is heard during historic opportunities for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, Dr. Bob Dodge and Dr. Tova Fuller have participated as delegates to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference taking place in New York this month.

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Walking the Talk for Public Health – Membership Dinner 2010

PSR-LA’s 2010 Membership Dinner marked the 30th Anniversary our local chapter’s success in advocacy and movement-building for peace and health. Held at UCLA’s Faculty Club, special guest speakers Senator Fran Pavley and Dr. Ira Helfand truly embody what it means to “walk the talk” for public health.

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  • CA Senate Fails to Pass Bill That Would Protect Infants and Toddlers From Bisphenol-A (BPA)

    CA Senate Fails to Pass Bill That Would Protect Infants and Toddlers From Bisphenol-A (BPA)

    Just after midnight on September 1, the California Senate failed to pass a bill to eliminate Bisphenol-A (BPA) from food and drink containers for children ages 3 and younger. Senator Fran Pavley (D-Santa Monica) carried the legislation with advocate sponsors Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles, Breast Cancer Fund, and Environmental Working Group.

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  • BPA in California’s Babies – What’s the Hold Up?

    BPA in California’s Babies – What’s the Hold Up?

    This week, the California legislature plans to wrap up its legislative session and make many decisions about the services, priorities, and the budget of our state. Amongst the very tough decisions, sending a bill to protect infants and toddlers from exposure to a toxic chemical — a measure already passed by both the houses but pending one procedural vote in the Senate — should NOT be considered a tough decision.

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  • Natalia Koteva speaks at City Hall on August 5

    Never Again

    August 6th and 9th, 2010 marked the 65th anniversary of the US Atomic Bomb strikes on Hiroshima and Nagazaki. In remembrance and honor, a small but united crowd gathered at the Koyasan Buddhist Temple and in front of City Hall in Los Angeles on August 1st, as part of the event “Never Again – A Commemoration of the Victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.”

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  • August 15 – Captain Paul K. Chappell

    August 15 – Captain Paul K. Chappell

    On August 15th at 2:00 p.m., the First Congregational Church of Long Beach will host a free community forum with Captain Paul K. Chappell, U.S. Army, retired, speaking about: “United States Security in the 21st Century.”

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  • Reza Aslan, Lawrence Bender, Dr. Bob Dodge, Joe Cirincione, and Lucy Walker

    A New Generation of Activists Count Down to Zero

    PSR-LA and the Ploughshares Fund co-hosted the opening night screening of “Countdown to Zero” at the ArcLight Hollywood on Friday, July 30. The sold-out theatre included a diverse audience ranging from longtime PSR members to Angelinos with a piqued interest in how the producers of the Academy-Award winning “An Inconvenient Truth” would take on the [...]

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  • Ventura County Star: Protect our children; support ban on BPA use

    Ventura County Star: Protect our children; support ban on BPA use

    A new study that shows girls are reaching puberty earlier than ever — which puts them at greater risk for behavioral problems as adolescents and breast cancer as adults — is just the latest report to highlight the many alarming health challenges facing our children today. Autism spectrum disorders are on the rise and childhood obesity has become a national epidemic.

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  • President’s Cancer Panel Says “Avoid BPA” – A Doctor’s Perspective for California

    President’s Cancer Panel Says “Avoid BPA” – A Doctor’s Perspective for California

    Last week, the President’s Cancer Panel released a groundbreaking report, urging the President to: “…remove the carcinogens and other toxins from our food, water, and air that needlessly increase healthcare costs, cripple our nation’s productivity, and devastate American lives.”

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  • Senator Feinstein: Time to Ban BPA from Food and Beverage Containers

    Senator Feinstein: Time to Ban BPA from Food and Beverage Containers

    California Senator Dianne Feinstein continues to lead the nation towards safer alternatives to bisphenol-A (BPA). In this Op-Ed, she describes in no uncertain terms what’s at stake when deciding whether or not to take action on this hazardous chemical.

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  • Preparing for a “Nuclear Event” in LA

    Preparing for a “Nuclear Event” in LA

    Operation “Golden Phoenix” is Los Angeles County’s next preparedness drill intended to simulate a nuclear incident in LA area. The exercise, planned for summer 2010, will include a medical preparedness session in the lead-up to larger campaign.

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    Dr. Ira Helfand: Abolishing nuclear arms

    Dr. Ira Helfand, past president of National Physicians for Social Responsibility, represents PSR and IPPNW at this week’s Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway. Check out his recent opinion piecethat was picked up by CNN.

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