Apr 13, 2018 | Nuclear Threats
Total U.S. nuclear weapons programs expenditures for 2017 = .7 billion! Each April, Dr. Bob Dodge, President of PSR-LA’s Board and co-founder of Citizens for Peaceful Resolutions, calculates the cost of nuclear weapons programs to our communities. In 2017, Los...
Apr 13, 2018 | Environmental Health, Nuclear Threats
Change.org has produced a new video about pediatric cancers near the contaminated Santa Susana Field Laboratory – and the failure of the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to uphold its commitments to clean up the site’s nuclear and chemical...
Mar 19, 2018 | Air Pollution, Climate Change, Jobs and Internships
Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles (PSR-LA) is seeking an experienced, and motivated candidate to fill the position of Senior Policy Manager, Air Quality and Climate Justice Programs. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to social and...
Feb 21, 2018 | Nuclear Threats
PSR-LA invites you to “North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, and Prospects for Peace,” featuring Christine Ahn, founder of Women Cross DMZ, a global movement of women organizing for peace in Korea. The event will be held on Tuesday, March 6 from 6:30 – 8:30...
Feb 21, 2018 | Environmental Health, Oil & Gas Extraction
STAND-LA (Standing Together Against Neighborhood Drilling) is seeking a full-time Field Organizing Coordinator to help advance our work to end neighborhood oil drilling in Los Angeles. We seek someone who can drive forward our coalition’s grassroots organizing and...
Feb 12, 2018 | Jobs and Internships, Land Use & Health
Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles (PSR-LA) is seeking an experienced, and motivated candidate to fill the position of Senior Policy Manager. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to social justice and knowledge of social movements....
Dec 31, 2017 | Environmental Health, Nuclear Threats
Congratulations. If you are reading this message, you have survived 2017. Throughout this difficult year, we have been especially grateful for PSR-LA’s community of health professionals and advocates who support our movement-building efforts for health and...
Nov 15, 2017 | Environmental Health, Toxics
by Monika Shankar In 2017, PSR-LA joined a coalition of over 80 organizations to support Senate Bill 623 – the Clean and Affordable Drinking Water Fund bill authored by Senator Monning. The bill is a vital solution to our communities’ struggles with affordable...
Nov 2, 2017 | Nuclear Threats, Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 2, 2017 CONTACT: Denise Duffield, 213-689-9170 office, 310-339-9676 cell, dduffield@psr-la.org Andrew King, 213-342-2870 office, 909-764-1953 cell, aking@laalliance.org Los Angeles, CA – As tensions between the U.S. and North...
Oct 17, 2017 | Environmental Health, Industrial Land
PSR-LA is proud to announce the launch of the 500 Feet interactive mapping tool! Using federal, state and local government data sources, PSR-LA has developed an interactive hazard-mapping tool that visualizes the proximity of hazardous and sensitive uses in South...
Oct 6, 2017 | Nuclear Threats, Peace and Security
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dr. Robert Dodge MD, 805-338-9236, robertfdodge@gmail.com Denise Duffield, 310-339-9676, dduffield@psr-la.org LOS ANGELES, CA (October 6, 2017) – Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles (PSR-LA) celebrated today’s announcement...
Oct 5, 2017 | Environmental Health, Toxics
By Monika Shankar Alameda Street is identified as a major industrial and commercial artery precisely due to the numerous facilities lining the thoroughfare from downtown Los Angeles all the way down to Wilmington. Along a particularly polluted stretch in Watts sits...
Oct 4, 2017 | Nuclear Threats, Peace and Security
Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles (PSR-LA) and Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High School (ADOMHS) are proud to announce the 2017 Youth Disarmament Conference Los Angeles. The conference will bring high school and college students together with nuclear...
Sep 28, 2017 | Environmental Health, Land Use & Health, Toxics
Last week, PSR-LA hosted a webinar on Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) and the LA case study of the Farmer’s Field Stadium. We were joined by PSR-LA Health Ambassador Elizabeth Friedman, MD, and Eric Ares, the Deputy Director of the LA Community Action Network (bios...
Sep 18, 2017 | Environmental Health, Toxics
In the Biomonitoring 101: Assessing Exposure & Increasing Baseline Data webinar, presenters from the California Department of Public Health explained the basics of biomonitoring. Biomonitoring is a tool used by the state to measure chemicals in a person’s body....
