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Last Chance! Sign the Call for a Nuclear Weapons Free World
PSR-LA has been working with 112 local, national, and international coalition partners to collect tens of thousands of signatures for the Campaign for a Nuclear Weapons Free World. We first introduced you to this call to action in December, and now we need you to sign on if you haven’t already done so — Tomorrow, Friday February 27 is your last chance, so please sign now!
Keep Coal and Nuclear Subsidies Out of the Stimulus Package
While the need to move forward with an economic stimulus plan is evident, billions of dollars in the Senate draft for the stimulus package – The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – will be wasted on dirty and dangerous energy sources, particularly coal and nuclear power.
Tell Governor NO on Smog-Forming Pesticides in Budget
Republicans have added a trailer to the state budget bill to further roll back promises to reduce smog pollution from pesticides. Call or email Governor Schwarzenegger, and tell him to NOT accept the Budget Trailer on smog-forming pesticides!
Hold VOC Regulators Accountable!
On November 28th the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) released new draft regulations to address smog-forming pesticides. The draft regulations seriously backpedal on DPR’s promise to reduce smog-forming pesticides in the five air basins across the state- especially in the San Joaquin Valley. DPR is cheating Californians out of their right to breathe clean air and avoiding real use reductions of smog-forming pesticides.
Setting the Right Course—Meet With Congress Now
As health professionals, your voice is powerful in helping this country take the next steps forward. PSR-LA has to work harder and smarter than ever in California to ensure that the policies needed to change our country are not diluted, dissolved, or ignored. To really improve the health of children and families exposed to pesticides, [...]
Action Alert – Wilshire Plaza Hotel
Little did the Coming Clean conference attendees (including PSR-LAʼs Martha Arguello and Emily Snider) know when they left by bus for their “L.A. toxic tour” on Saturday that they would return to find a picket of 75 hotel workers blocking the driveway. Being forced to cross a union picket line does not bode well with [...]