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OPINION- Nuclear War: The risk of nuclear conflict is rising.
W.J. Hennigan is a correspondent for the NY Times and writes about national security for Opinion. This is the first entry in the new special series “At the Brink”
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US is complicit in horror for Palestinians in Gaza -- Dr. Paula Rogge, Dr. Ann Behrmann and Amy Schulz
PSR Wisconsin Board Members (Dr. Paula Rogge, MD; Dr. Ann Behrmann, MD, Treasurer; Amy Schulz, RN, President) write a letter to the editor in response to the situation in Gaza.
The Silence of the Damned
“Our leading humanitarian and civic institutions, including major medical institutions, refuse to denounce Israel’s genocide in Gaza. This exposes their hypocrisy and complicity.”
Article by Chris Hedges in The Chris Hedges Report.
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Its all about the bomb
Alfred Meyer, a member of Physicians for Social Responsibility and has worked with communities affected by the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear catastrophes, authored this article published in the The Progressive.
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Nuclear News
June 6, 2023: Ohio budget amendment seeks to study and promote advanced nuclear power by Kathiann M. Kowalski, Energy News Network
May 19, 2023: Mombasa Appeal for peace and prevention of nuclear war by PSR National
April 26, 2023: Company seeks first-time restart of shuttered nuclear plant by John Flesher, AP News.
August 3, 2022: Point Beach: Anti-nuke groups question safety after emergency shutdown by Chris Hubbuch, Wisconsin State Journal
May 31, 2022: Utility executive expands push for second nuclear power plant in Wisconsin by Chuck Quirmbach, WUWM
May 19, 2022: A Wisconsin utility is considering using a new type of nuclear power plant to generate electricity of hundreds of thousands of homes by Rick Barret, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
March 15, 2022: Back to the future: After 35 years, La Crosse utility takes fresh look at nuclear power by Chris Hubbuch, Wisconsin State Journal
March 11, 2022: Wisconsin nuclear power plant license extension needs more environmental review, commission says by Chuck Quirmbach, WUWM 89.7 FM
March 10, 2022: Nuclear regulators to reconsider environmental impact of Point Beach license extension by Chris Hubbuch, Wisconsin State Journal
August 16, 2021: Point Beach Reactor Courts Disaster with Sirens Turned Off by John LaForge, Counter Punch
August 11, 2021: Point Beach Nuclear Unit 1 Emergency Shut-Down aired on WORT Radio
June 23, 2021: Critics Of Proposed Point Beach Nuclear Plant License Extension Ask Feds For In-Depth Review by Chuck Quirmbach, WUWM 89.7 FM
June 23, 2021: Federal Licensing Board Considers Challenge To Wisconsin's Last Nuclear Plant by Hope Kirwan, WPR
June 15, 2021: Point Beach nuclear reactors are unsafe and unneeded, Op-ed by Paula Rogge, PSR WI Board Member, Cap Times
March 27, 2021: Physicians group challenges license extension for Point Beach nuclear plant by Chris Hubbuch, Wisconsin State Journal
February 18, 2021: Groups Concerned About Nuclear Power Want Questions Asked About Point Beach Plan by Chuck Quirmbach, WUWM
January 16, 2021: Nuclear energy conflicts with cure for climate change, LTE by Amy Schulz, PSR WI President, Wisconsin State Journal
November 18, 2020: Point Beach owner seeks to run Wisconsin's last nuclear plant for 80 years by Chris Hubbuch, Wisconsin State Journal
Environmental News
February 15, 2024: ‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report revels by Dharna Noor, The Guardian
June 1, 2022: Air pollution more likely to harm people of color in Wisconsin, especially in Milwaukee, study finds by Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
May 27, 2022: Study: WI has third largest racial disparity for exposure to dangerous air pollution particles by Julia Marshall, TMJ4
April 21, 2022: Advocates pressure Biden administration EPA to tighten rules on coal power by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner
April 20, 2022: Wisconsin elected officials, health groups seek stronger standards to reduce air pollution from power plants by Danielle Kaeding, WPR
April 12, 2022: ‘Back to the Dark Ages’ for Water Protection as a Judge Kills DNR Enforcement of PFAS by Pat Kreitlow, UpNorth News
April 12, 2022: Wisconsin judge: DNR lacks authority to regulate PFAS by The Associated Press, WSAW
April 5, 2022: Why a doctor feels a responsibility to speak up for the climate by Yale Climate Connections
February 11, 2022: Beloit PFAS test results come back low by Marcus Aarsvold, WMTV
January 4, 2022: As PFAS cases persist, Wisconsin takes baby steps toward regulating the forever chemicals by Susan Bence, WUWM
September 17, 2021: Lawsuit Could Send Wisconsin’s PFAS Protections ‘Back Into the Dark Ages’ by Julian Emerson, UpNorth News
September 17, 2021: Judge blocks health, environmental groups from defending state in WMC pollution case by Chris Hubbuch, Wisconsin State Journal
September 17, 2021: Citizens for a Clean Wausau among environmental groups to submit arguments in lawsuit filed against DNR by Shereen Siewert, Wausau Pilot & Review
September 17, 2021: Pre-hearing Press Conference regarding WMCvDNR lawsuit intervention
August 15, 2021: Digging Deeper: Physicians and community members push for permanent solution to PFAS problem by Marcus Aarsvold, WXOW
June 15, 2021: Wisconsin Environmental & Public Health Groups Intervene In PFAS Court Case by Susan Bence, WUWM
June 14, 2021: Environmental Groups Seek To Intervene In Case Over DNR's PFAS Regulation Authority by Danielle Kaeding, WPR
June 14, 2021: Citizens for a Clean Wausau among environmental groups to intervene in PFAS lawsuit filed against DNR by Shereen Siewert, Wausau Pilot & Review
May 4, 2021: Non-profit starts “#PFAS Free Wisconsin” educational campaign by Marcus Aarsvold, WXOW
April 12, 2021: Health leaders discuss benefits of national climate action by Evan Denton, WQOW