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Must Read Opinion: Mayor Turner, put the people not industry at the center of Houston’s climate plans

January 24, 2021 Comments Off on Must Read Opinion: Mayor Turner, put the people not industry at the center of Houston’s climate plans

REMEMBERING DR. H. JACK GEIGER, PSR CO-FOUNDER

January 2, 2021 Comments Off on REMEMBERING DR. H. JACK GEIGER, PSR CO-FOUNDER

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. H. Jack Geiger, a co-founder and former president of PSR. Dr. Geiger died on Sunday night at his home in Brooklyn, New…

LTE: Heartening progress on nuclear warhead freeze

October 18, 2020 Comments Off on LTE: Heartening progress on nuclear warhead freeze

Re: Oct. 10 article, “US, Russia said close to deal on nuclear warhead freeze.” Hidden on an inner page of today’s Statesman, there was a glimmer of hope in a…

Commentary: Health and Climate Connected

September 6, 2020 Comments Off on Commentary: Health and Climate Connected

By Lesa Walker, Texas Medicine September 2020 I am a public health physician and a graduate of Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas School of Public Health. For…

No to Nuclear Waste in Texas

September 5, 2020 Comments Off on No to Nuclear Waste in Texas

Letter to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, by Elliot J. Trester MD, Texas PSR board of directors As a board member of Texas Physicians for Social Responsibility, the Texas Chapter of…

Here’s how clean energy can help Texas bounce back from COVID-19 recession

August 4, 2020 Comments Off on Here’s how clean energy can help Texas bounce back from COVID-19 recession

Must-Read Op-Ed by Texas Physicians for Social Responsibility president, Dr. Mary Ann Gonzalez:“Regardless of political affiliation, all Texans want a safer and healthier state with a growing economy. And we…

Combating EPA Rollbacks – Health Care’s Response to a Retreat on Climate

July 28, 2020 Comments Off on Combating EPA Rollbacks – Health Care’s Response to a Retreat on Climate

Together, we can transform climate change from a politicized problem for polar bears into an opportunity to improve human health — and act to create a healthier, more just, and…

Statement on Police Violence and Systemic Racism

June 3, 2020 Comments Off on Statement on Police Violence and Systemic Racism

The murder of George Floyd and other acts of violence against people of color are exposing the damage caused by institutional racism. Texas Physicians for Social Responsibility (Texas PSR) stands…

LTE: Warming climate demands clean energy solutions

May 26, 2020 Comments Off on LTE: Warming climate demands clean energy solutions

Must read LTE in the Austin American Statesman by Texas Physicians for Social Responsibility Executive Director, Steve McKee: Warming climate demands clean energy solutions As director of Texas Physicians for…

Texas PSR on COVID-19

May 8, 2020 Comments Off on Texas PSR on COVID-19

The board and staff at Texas PSR have been closely following the pandemic as it challenges the health and economic well-being of some of our most vulnerable Texans. Many Texans…