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Welcome to Greater Boston PSR

GBPSR has over 1000 members in Eastern Massachusetts who individually and collectively work on a variety of issues relating to health, including quality and access to health care, environmental pollution, militarism and war, community and personal violence, and social justice and human rights.

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OCTOBER 3 VIRTUAL EVENT, FEATURING MEMBERS OF THE LONGWOOD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, HONORS SECRETARY WILLIAM J. PERRY

7 pm EST, Saturday, October 3
Join Greater Boston PSR (GBPSR) and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) for the 2020 Longwood Symphony Orchestra (LSO) Healing Art of Music Concert, featuring remarks from William J. Perry, the 19th U.S. Secretary of Defense. This special event will be streamed live on-line with proceeds benefiting our organizations’ efforts to address the twin existential threats of nuclear war and climate change.

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corita kent bike ride and exhibition

POSTPONED
Bikes Not Bombs, 284 Amory St, Jamaica Plain MA
Join us for a 15 mile bike ride as we celebrate the Earth and the work of artist and activist Corita Kent.

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Healthier Homes and Businesses Are Powered by Electricity

Heat pumps and induction stoves for heating and cooking are more efficient, healthier, and better for the planet. Learn more and find resources here.

Campaign Updates

Campaign Update
New Report from GBPSR: Weymouth Project Is Dangerous to Human Health
Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility has released its third comprehensive report regarding a 7,700-horsepower natural gas compressor station that Spectra Energy plans to build in Weymouth, Massachusetts. The report—a...
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Press Release
Greater Boston PSR demands an immediate halt to Weymouth Compressor construction, calling it a danger to health, a danger to safety, and a danger to our Massachusetts community
Tomorrow, September 24, Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility is releasing its third comprehensive report regarding a 7,700-horsepower natural gas compressor station that Spectra Energy plans to build in Weymouth,...
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GBPSR letter to Governor Baker
Greater Boston PSR sent this letter to Governor Charlie Baker on the proposed siting of compressor station in Weymouth, stating that the compressor station would pose an immediate threat to...
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Important Court Victory Against Fracking
Physicians for Social Responsibility and fellow plaintiffs just won a landmark victory for climate and health as a federal judge rejected the leasing of public lands for fracking and ordered...
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GBPSR issues report in response to January 2019 health impact assessment (HIA) for proposed compressor station in Weymouth, MA
In this report, Greater Boston PSR details our concerns regarding the emergency response hazards and potential health impacts of a proposed compressor station in Weymouth, Massachusetts, and we call on...
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Climate Change Is A Public Health Emergency, Doctor Says. Here’s How To Respond.
NPR On Point interview with Dr. Regina LaRocque of Greater Boston PSR on the New England Journal of Medicine article authored by Dr. LaRocque and Dr. Caren Solomon.
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Climate Change — A Health Emergency
In this New England Journal of Medicine article, Drs. Caren G. Solomon and Regina C. LaRoque, Greater Boston PSR members, write about the challenge the world faces from climate change...
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Campaign Update
Press Release: Greater Boston PSR Challenges State’s Health Impact Assessment
In response to the Health Impact Assessment (HIA) released in early January 2019 by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health of the proposed...
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Greater Boston PSR Letter to Mass DEP on Air-Quality Monitoring in the Fore River Basin
Greater Boston PSR Board Chair Dr. Matthew Bivens sent this letter to the Massachusetts Department of Health Air Assessment Branch asking for additional air-quality monitoring in the Fore River Basin....
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Campaign Update
Back from the Brink: A Call to Prevent Nuclear War
PSR and a coalition of national and local organizations, faith-based groups, and local municipalities have all signed on to the “Back from the Brink” resolution, calling on the U.S. to...
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Greater Boston PSR Speakers’ Bureau
GBPSR has established a “Speakers’ Bureau” of members willing and able to go address community groups, schools, and others about these crucially important issues. See the list of available speakers...
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GBPSR board member speaks out in opposition to the removal of the Melnea Cass Boulevard Tree Canopy
GBPSR board member Dr. Brita Lundberg spoke out against a plan to remove 100 trees from Melnea Cass Boulevard, citing air quality, climate change, and health equity.
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On the 75th anniversary of the Bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Memorializing the bombing of civilians at Hiroshima is to recognize the human side of loss.
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Greater Boston PSR Statement on George Floyd
Greater Boston PSR mourns the death of George Floyd, who repeatedly stated he could not breathe while a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck, and then died so publicly...
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Action Alert
We need Stay at Home order NOW.
Greater Boston PSR is calling on the leaders of Massachusetts to issue a stay-at-home order to all citizens immediately. Governor Charlie Baker should follow the example of governors in California,...
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