NEWS & UPDATES
Nuclear Weapons To Be Illegal Under International Law!
Physicians for Social Responsibility - Los Angeles celebrates the historic 50th ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, triggering Entry into Force in January 2020. Today, Honduras ratified the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of...
Join us for a Virtual Celebration of PSR-LA’s 40th Year of Advocacy and the Launch of Our New Health and Justice Institute!
PSR-LA is celebrating our 40th Year of advocacy and the launch of our new Health and Justice Institute! We would love to have you join us to commemorate this important milestone! This is going to be a fun, lively evening of reflection and celebration with engaging...
South Central LA Air Quality Assessment Report and a Big WIN for Our Communities Health and Air Quality
This year, South Central LA communities have been hit hardest by multiple social and health factors including the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollution burden, and other cumulative stressors that have added vulnerability to our already overburdened communities. ...
Back from the Brink: Recommitting to the Fight for Nuclear and Racial Justice
PSR-LA played a leading role in the Back from the Brink campaign’s “Organizing to Prevent Nuclear War in the Present Moment,” webcast and conversation on Sept. 10. Over 250 people throughout the country joined us for a spirited event featuring Dr. Vincent Intondi,...
Trump Administration Announces It Is Breaking Santa Susana Field Laboratory Cleanup Agreement
The Trump Administration today issued its Record of Decision (ROD) regarding the cleanup of contamination on NASA’s portion of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL.) The decision is to violate a legally binding 2010 federal-state agreement that required returning the site to the condition it was in before being polluted. Instead, NASA now plans to walk away from cleaning up the great majority of the contamination, leaving it to continue to migrate offsite. Half a million people live within ten miles of the site.
