PSR-LA 30th Anniversary Membership Dinner

PSR-LA’s 30th Anniversary Membership Dinner will be held on Saturday, March 27th, 2010 at the UCLA Faculty Club and will feature special guests speakers Ira Helfand, MD and California State Senator Fran Pavley. Join us as we celebrate three decades of public health advocacy made possible by the support and active participation of our members.

CA Could Save $700 Million in Health Care Costs by Reducing Chemical Exposure

According to a new report released today, more than $5 billion nationally, and $700 million in California could be saved every year by reducing exposure to harmful chemicals. This report calls for reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) of 1976 to catch up with the science of the last 30 years, and start protecting public health.

Jumpstart Good Green Jobs in LA

Green union jobs can help rebuild our communities, and the time is now! This month, President Obama held a Jobs Summit in DC to discuss the potential for job creation in this economic crisis. Sign the petition to show your support for good green jobs solutions in Los Angeles.

Letter from the Executive Director: Our Health, Our Future

As PSR-LA approaches our 30th anniversary, I want to thank you for your loyalty and ongoing support. You have helped us grow from a small volunteer-based chapter with a single, imperative mission — to stop the arms race and nuclear proliferation of the Cold War — into a 5,000 member-strong organization that tackles a breadth of issues critical to human health, the environment, and survival.

PSR-LA Featured in Two Reports on Reproductive and Environmental Justice

Using the twin lenses of environmental justice and reproductive justice, PSR-LA is a featured group that is finding new ways to connect, frame, communicate, and organize around the issues that matter most to communities. This approach is creating new alliances, political opportunities, and concrete wins.

Toxic Chemicals Found in Doctors and Nurses – New Biomonitoring Report by PSR

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) in partnership with American Nurses Association (ANA) and Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) released the “Hazardous Chemicals In Health Care” report today, detailing the first investigation ever of chemicals found in the bodies of health care professionals.

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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.

  • 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, planned for summer 2010.

  • Dr. Ira Helfand: Abolishing nuclear arms

    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.

  • The Story of Cap and Trade

    The Story of Cap and Trade

    Check out this easy-to-understand video that demonstrates why PSR-LA stands against cap-and-trade as a solution to climate change. To read more about our work to bring social and environmental justice to climate change policy, visit our coalition website: www.ejmatters.org.

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