Climate Resources & Reports
We Highlight the Health Hazards Associated with Fossil Fuel Driven Climate Change
GBPSR has been a medical community leader in addressing the climate crisis and environmental health since 1992, when GBPSR member and Nobel laureate Dr. Eric Chivian organized a groundbreaking conference Human Health and Environment at MIT. We have co-authored landmark reports from “Death by Degrees” (2001) that looked at the health impacts of climate disruption in Massachusetts to our 2019 reports analyzing the impact of fossil fuel development in Weymouth, MA on climate, safety and health.
Our seminal research reports on the reproductive health risks from pesticides and environmental risks to the elderly have provided the scientific groundwork for advocacy campaigns to protect health and have helped change both public policies and clinical practice.
We have educated over 10,000 health professionals through our educational programming and outreach. We have developed clinical tools on environment and health, such as our Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit, endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, featured in a five-state training program, and subsequently made available as an online CME course developed in conjunction with the US Centers for Disease Control’s Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Decommissioning Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Handbook
Report on the decommissioning of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, from Pilgrim Watch. Download
Health Effects from Gas Stove Pollution
GB PSR was partnered with the Rocky Mountain Institute and others on this report highlighting the association of pediatric asthma and gas stove use, and advocating for indoor quality guidelines…
A Comprehensive Assessment of the Potential Human Health Impacts of a Proposed “Natural” Gas Compressor Station in Weymouth, Massachusetts
A quantitative and qualitative assessment of the human health impacts of soil, groundwater, air and noise pollution that will result from the compressor station, concluding that the project is dangerous…
Rolling the Dice: Assessment of Gas System Safety in Massachusetts
While the gas distribution system in Massachusetts is largely buried underground, the dangers of relying on gas are all around us. Co-authored by GBPSR.
Public Safety Report on Proposed Weymouth Compressor
This new report from Greater Boston PSR examines the public safety and emergency response aspects of a proposed compressor station in a populated coastal flood zone.
