Events
Residential proximity to nuclear plants in Massachusetts is associated with elevated cancer risks, particularly among older adults, underscoring the need for continued epidemiologic monitoring amid renewed interest in nuclear energy.
Additional coverage:
Cancer risk may increase with proximity to nuclear power plants · Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
2026 Global Health and Peace Awards
9th Annual Global Health and Peace Awards Jointly hosted by Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility & International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War Saturday, October 24th, 2026, 5-8pm…
GBPSR’s May Monthly Meeting
Greater Boston PSR’s monthly meeting – open to all.
Online meeting via Zoom at 7:00pm.
Please contact Executive Director Anna Linakis for the Zoom details: info@gbpsr.org
Recent News
Secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules are made public
The Department of Energy has made public a set of new rules that slash environmental and security requirements for experimental nuclear reactors. Read more from NPR.
Opinion: Physicians Must Reduce Plastic Waste
By Bridget Lee, MD, GBPSR Board Member
Dr. Brita Lundberg on Gas Leaf Blowers
GBPSR’s Brita Lundberg, MD, explains the health risks of gas leaf blowers.
My Generation’s Deadly Inheritance
GBPSR Board Member Trey Hale and our former Global Health and Peace award winner Rishi Gurudevan are featured in this NYTimes article.
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Welcome to Greater Boston PSR
We are a group of over 1,800 health professionals and community members in Massachusetts whose mission is to raise public awareness about the two existential threats to human health: nuclear war and climate change.
OUR GOALS:
- To inform the public and policy makers of the human health impacts of climate change and nuclear weapons
- To promote local, state and federal action on these issues
- To build coalitions with like minded groups to amplify this message
Issues
1,800
nuclear weapons are on high alert
Nuclear Weapons
As a physician-led advocacy group, we consider it our professional responsibility to inform the public and policy makers of the catastrophic human health impacts of nuclear weapons.
350k
deaths from air pollution in the U.S. each year
Climate Change
As a physician-led advocacy group, we consider it our professional responsibility to inform the public and our policy makers of the devastating human health impacts of the climate crisis.
On-Demand Webinars
CME Credits Available
Climate & Nuclear Webinar Series
On-demand webinar series focusing on the connections between climate change, nuclear weapons, and nuclear power.
