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Secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules are made public

February 26, 2026

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.

New peer-reviewed study just released: Residential proximity to nuclear power plants and cancer incidence in Massachusetts, USA (2000–2018)

December 18, 2025

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.

Opinion: Physicians Must Reduce Plastic Waste

December 4, 2025

By Bridget Lee, MD, GBPSR Board Member

Dr. Brita Lundberg on Gas Leaf Blowers

November 10, 2025

GBPSR’s Brita Lundberg, MD, explains the health risks of gas leaf blowers.

My Generation’s Deadly Inheritance

August 9, 2025

GBPSR Board Member Trey Hale and our former Global Health and Peace award winner Rishi Gurudevan are featured in this NYTimes article.

An urgent call to bring an affordable, climate-friendly inhaler to the US

September 21, 2024

by Dr. Wynne Armand, GBPSR board member

Mombasa Appeal for peace and prevention of nuclear war

June 18, 2024

This statement was issued by IPPNW’s International Council and Board of Directors at the conclusion of the 23rd IPPNW World Congress in Mombasa, Kenya. Greater Boston PSR endorses the Mombasa…

How do trees and green spaces enhance our health?

April 19, 2024

Op-ed by Dr. Wynne Armand, GBPSR Board Member, in Harvard Health Publishing.

Joe Hodgkin’s Poor People’s Campaign Remarks

March 6, 2024

GPBSR Co-Chair for Nuclear Disarmament Dr. Joe Hodgkin recently addressed the crowd at the Poor People’s Campaign on Boston Common.

Letter calling for an immediate halt to radioactive aerosol releases from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, an endangerment to public health

January 30, 2024

Letter from Greater Boston PSR to Gov. Maura Healey.