Dear Friends of PSR Philadelphia / Pennsylvania,
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We thank you for your long-standing and dedicated
support
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1. Fracking & Radioactivity: The Downstream Dirt!
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PSR PA invites you to attend our event
Fracking and Radioactivity: The Downstream Dirt
. Here, we will discuss the adverse health impacts of pipelines, compressor stations, gas power plants and cracker plants.
This topic will be discussed at
on two days at two different locations
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There will be two speakers, Justin Nobel and Sharon Kelly. You can read Justin's blockbusting article on radioactivity in
Rolling Stone magazine
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Click
here
to register for the event!
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2. Code Red PA Gun Violence Meeting
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When:
Tuesday March 10, 9:00 - 10:30 AM
Save the date for PSR PA's next Code Red PA meeting. Email
celeen@psrphila.org
for more information and to RSVP.
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Volunteer with PSR PA!
Whether you are newly retired, between jobs, building your career, or juggling as much of life as you can keep in the air - we can find a place for you to volunteer at PSR Phila / PA. Opportunities include a wide range of positions - including public speaking, providing testimony, clerical tasks, event tabling, conducting research, writing blogs or twitters - please consider sharing your time to help us.
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Philadelphia Public Health Grand Rounds
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On February 19, PSR Board President Dr. Pouné Saberi, MD, MPH spoke at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. During Philadelphia Public Health Grand Rounds, Dr. Saberi educated on the topic of Climate Change and the Air We Breathe.
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Environment America Report
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On January 28, PSR's executive director Dr. Walter Tsou, MD, MPH spoke at a press conference with State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta and Alex Lola of PennEnvironment. Here, they discussed the new Environment America report, which was a major critique of burning fossil fuels and addressed the need to clean up our air with renewable energy
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Sign letter to Governor Wolf and PA DOH
Our partners at the Southwest PA Environmental Health Project (EHP) have written a letter regarding shale gas development in PA and its correlation with adverse health issues. Click here for
more
information.
We invite you to add your name to
EHP’S LETTER
to the PA Department of Health (DOH) and Governor Wolf asking that these risks be acknowledged and addressed. Click
here
to sign!
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DC Fire Drill with Jane Fonda
Through working with Alliance of Nurses for a Health Environment, PSR PA's Medical Advocacy Coordinator Laura Dagley joined over 60 other nurses for Fire Drill Fridays with Jane Fonda. The rally focused on the health impacts of climate change. By the end of the day, 138 people were arrested, including our Laura Dagley. She spent 8 hours in a cold jail cell with Jane Fonda, Gloria Steinhem, Sandra Steingraber, and many others. Click
here
to read the full story!
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PSR PA at 40
Click
here
to watch a video about PSR PA at 40 years! The video features many integral members of our organization and discusses the issues we have combated over the last 40 years. Though our organization has shifted in focus, we continue to grow stronger and protect health in PA. We thank you for your continued support over the past four decades.
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Support our work and reduce the use of wasteful plastic.
Become a monthly donor and receive a bamboo utensil set as our gift to you.
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Pub
lished
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February 2020
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