climate change

Building Resilient Neighborhoods Citizens’ Guide

October 16, 2020

PSR Arizona’s newly updated Building Resilient Neighborhoods (BRN) Citizens’ Guide accompanies our BRN workshops and addresses heat exposure, climate change mitigation and adaptation. Also available is our Planning Resources packet.

Solar Power Co-Op Launches in Tucson

June 18, 2020

Tucsonans interested in adding solar energy systems to their homes or businesses now have the option of joining a solar cooperative to learn more about the technology and take advantage…

Dr. Barbara Warren’s Op-Ed in the Arizona Daily Star : Carbon-tax bill before Congress comes with unacceptable trade-off

May 13, 2020

The following column is the opinion and analysis of the writer. By Barbara Warren SPECIAL TO THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR From low to high impacts, humans are causing climate changes…

Action Alert: Ask your Congressional Representative to develop relief and recovery packages to address the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

May 13, 2020

As Congress develops relief and recovery packages to address the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, we must make sure that they prioritize the health and well-being of all people, with…

Action Alert: Call your Congressional member on Tuesday, May 19

April 17, 2020

Health groups support the U.S. Call to Action on Climate, Health and Equity Please join us on May 19th! https://climatehealthaction.org/media/cta_docs/US_Call_to_Action.pdf are organizing a call-in day to Congress on Tuesday, May…

PSRAZ urge leaders to create jobs that heal our land, air and water, not destroy them

April 17, 2020

Dear Arizona State Senators and Representatives: We write this letter in response to ongoing calls from two uranium mining companies seeking to take advantage of the global Coronavirus pandemic for…

Contact your Reps and ask them to support H.R. 5845, the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2020

March 11, 2020

Call or e-mail your Reps to break free from plastic! We are stronger together! Widespread use and irresponsible disposal of plastic have taken a toll on our environment and our…

Physicians for Social Responsibilty- Arizona Chapter has signed on to support HR 5857

February 25, 2020

Please write your Representative and ask them to co-sponsor HR 5857, the Fracking Ban Act introduced by Representative Ocasio-Cortez and Representative Soto. This bill takes several critical steps to protect…

A Big Reason UN Climate Talks Aren’t Working

February 17, 2020

The fossil fuel industry has been allowed to underwrite and sponsor the United Nations climate talks for years, including the recent COP25 in Madrid. This creates a massive conflict of…

Cork schoolkids make brilliant rap video on climate crisis

February 13, 2020

Pupils at one small national school outside Bantry in west Cork have made a very impressive rap song and video talking about their concerns over climate change. The kids at…