SF Bay Physicians for Social Responsibility, SFBayPSR.org
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San Francisco Bay Physicians for Social Responsibility organizes health professionals and advocates to defend health and demand racial, social, and environmental justice.
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Join us! SF Bay PSR combines the power of community activism with the knowledge and credibility of health professionals to promote public policies to defend health & demand racial, social, environmental justice. Follow us for Actions & Events & SIGN UP for emails on our website: www.sfbaypsr.org
In 2026 SF Bay PSR and other PSR chapters across the country will work to make polluters pay for the harm they are causing. Read more about how we can improve the cost of living and heal the climate. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
From rent to utility bills: the politicians and advocates making climate policy part of the affordability agenda
As the Trump administration derides climate policy as a ‘scam’, emissions-cutting measures are gaining popularity
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January 2, 2026 at 4:52 PM
In 2026 SF Bay PSR and other PSR chapters across the country will work to make polluters pay for the harm they are causing. Read more about how we can improve the cost of living and heal the climate. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
In 2026 SF Bay PSR will be supporting CA’s Make Polluters Pay policies to protect community health and the climate: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
2025 was a big year for climate in the US courts - these were the wins and losses
Americans are increasingly turning to courts to hold big oil accountable. Here are major trends that emerged last year
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January 2, 2026 at 4:43 PM
In 2026 SF Bay PSR will be supporting CA’s Make Polluters Pay policies to protect community health and the climate: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
In 2026, join SF Bay PSR as we help to generate enough political pressure to make government fear inaction more than they fear confronting corporate power. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It’s easy to feel powerless about climate chaos. Here’s what gives me hope | Nina Lakhani
I’ve spent six years writing about environmental justice. The uncomfortable truth is that we’re not all in it together – but people power is reshaping the fight
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December 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM
In 2026, join SF Bay PSR as we help to generate enough political pressure to make government fear inaction more than they fear confronting corporate power. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
If 2026 feels daunting, you’re not alone—join us—courage grows faster when it’s shared. Drawing on nearly 50 years of experience, SF Bay PSR will counter threats to public health, climate action, and our democracy in the new year. Read more about how you can help: www.sfbaypsr.org/gathering-co...
Gathering Courage for 2026—Join Us! - SF BAY Physicians for Social Responsibility
DECEMBER 30, 2025 Dear Friends, As we come to the end of 2025, the themes for this year are clear: threats to public health, climate action, and our democracy. This year, the administration accelerate...
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December 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
If 2026 feels daunting, you’re not alone—join us—courage grows faster when it’s shared. Drawing on nearly 50 years of experience, SF Bay PSR will counter threats to public health, climate action, and our democracy in the new year. Read more about how you can help: www.sfbaypsr.org/gathering-co...
Some inspiration! At SF Bay PSR we are working to safeguard and strengthen democracy: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
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December 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Some inspiration! At SF Bay PSR we are working to safeguard and strengthen democracy: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
At SF Bay PSR, we are mobilizing health professionals and advocates to counter these attacks on science. Join us. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist | Michael Mann and Bob Ward
This is the latest in the relentless purge of climate researchers who refuse to be co-opted by the fossil fuel industry
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December 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
At SF Bay PSR, we are mobilizing health professionals and advocates to counter these attacks on science. Join us. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How do your donations drive solutions? Read about how we are improving air quality with EJ communities and pls consider an EOY gift. Thank you! www.sfbaypsr.org/how-do-your-...
How Do Your Donations Drive Solutions? Improving Air Quality with EJ Communities - SF BAY Physicians for Social Responsibility
In this newsletter:
How do your donations drive solutions?
Improving Air Quality with Environmental Justice Communities
Tips to Protect Your Family While Cooking this Holiday Season
Honoring ...
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December 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
How do your donations drive solutions? Read about how we are improving air quality with EJ communities and pls consider an EOY gift. Thank you! www.sfbaypsr.org/how-do-your-...
WEEKEND READ: Let’s keep holding Governor Newsom accountable. Let’s move CA off gas! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘The biggest transformation in a century’: how California remade itself as a clean energy powerhouse
The Golden State’s clean energy use hit new highs in 2025. As the Trump administration abandons US climate initiatives, can California fill the void?
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December 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
WEEKEND READ: Let’s keep holding Governor Newsom accountable. Let’s move CA off gas! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Protect your family while holiday cooking. Gas stoves are similar to someone smoking at your kitchen table. Baking that pie can raise the air pollution in your kitchen to a red alert level and you may not realize it. Open windows and use your hood vent. READ MORE: www.sfbaypsr.org/wp-content/u...
December 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Protect your family while holiday cooking. Gas stoves are similar to someone smoking at your kitchen table. Baking that pie can raise the air pollution in your kitchen to a red alert level and you may not realize it. Open windows and use your hood vent. READ MORE: www.sfbaypsr.org/wp-content/u...
Did you know that burning gas in homes fuels Bay Area smog? Last week 55+ health professionals, contractors, environmental advocates, and residents showed up STRONG at @AirDistrict to say: We support clean air standards for furnaces and water heaters and equity measures! Join us in these efforts!
December 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Did you know that burning gas in homes fuels Bay Area smog? Last week 55+ health professionals, contractors, environmental advocates, and residents showed up STRONG at @AirDistrict to say: We support clean air standards for furnaces and water heaters and equity measures! Join us in these efforts!
NEW STUDY from Rob Jackson at Stanford links gas and propane stove emissions to asthma, lung cancer, and other health risks. Transitioning to electric could reduce exposure by over 50%. Open windows when cooking this holiday season! news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
Switching to electric stoves can dramatically cut indoor air pollution
A new study links gas and propane stove emissions to asthma and other health risks. Transitioning to electric could reduce exposure by over 50%.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
NEW STUDY from Rob Jackson at Stanford links gas and propane stove emissions to asthma, lung cancer, and other health risks. Transitioning to electric could reduce exposure by over 50%. Open windows when cooking this holiday season! news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
Good news! The country’s largest all-electric hospital is about to open in Orange County, CA! May other hospitals follow this example. The future is healthier, more efficient, electrical buildings! Join us in these efforts. www.latimes.com/environment/...
The country's largest all-electric hospital is about to open in Orange County
More buildings are going all-electric, especially in states trying to address climate change. UCI Health–Irvine, the largest all-electric hospital in the country, is opening Wednesday.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Good news! The country’s largest all-electric hospital is about to open in Orange County, CA! May other hospitals follow this example. The future is healthier, more efficient, electrical buildings! Join us in these efforts. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Happy holidays from all of us! We are grateful you are part of our community joining together to support our work: Abolishing Nuclear Weapons, Protecting Climate, Environment, Health & Safeguarding Democracy. PLS Make an EOY GIFT: sfbayphysiciansforsocialresponsibility.ddock.gives?givingPageId...
December 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Happy holidays from all of us! We are grateful you are part of our community joining together to support our work: Abolishing Nuclear Weapons, Protecting Climate, Environment, Health & Safeguarding Democracy. PLS Make an EOY GIFT: sfbayphysiciansforsocialresponsibility.ddock.gives?givingPageId...
As part of our focus on safeguarding and strengthening democracy, we will be sharing articles that provide useful info such as this: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
We asked critics from authoritarian regimes what they wish they’d known sooner. Here’s what they said
Critics from Hungary, El Salvador and Turkey offer advice to the US about what they’ve learned about authoritarians
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December 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
As part of our focus on safeguarding and strengthening democracy, we will be sharing articles that provide useful info such as this: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
SF Bay PSR is committed to safeguarding and strengthening democracy. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Beware Trump’s two-pronged strategy undermining democracy | David Cole
The president announces non-existent emergencies to invoke extraordinary powers – and neutralizes the opposition
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December 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
SF Bay PSR is committed to safeguarding and strengthening democracy. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A bit of hope: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds
Analysis marking 10 years since Paris climate agreement underscores effectiveness of strong government policies
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December 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A bit of hope: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Today SF Bay PSR health professionals and Climate Health Now colleagues stood up for cleaner, HEALTHIER home appliance rules at the Bay Area Air District. These rules will save lives! Thank you everyone for raising health and equity voices today!
December 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Today SF Bay PSR health professionals and Climate Health Now colleagues stood up for cleaner, HEALTHIER home appliance rules at the Bay Area Air District. These rules will save lives! Thank you everyone for raising health and equity voices today!
“The rapid, largely unregulated rise of datacenters to fuel the AI and crypto frenzy is disrupting communities across the country and threatening Americans’ economic, environmental, climate and water security,” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US datacenters
Exclusive: Congress urged to act against energy-hungry facilities blamed for increasing bills and worsening climate crisis
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December 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“The rapid, largely unregulated rise of datacenters to fuel the AI and crypto frenzy is disrupting communities across the country and threatening Americans’ economic, environmental, climate and water security,” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
California’s wealth has been built on stolen land and extracted resources. Fossil fuel companies have taken nearly $1 trillion in oil and gas from Indigenous lands — leaving behind pollution, poisoned water, and abandoned wells.
Read more: lastchancealliance.org/indigenous-j...
Read more: lastchancealliance.org/indigenous-j...
December 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
California’s wealth has been built on stolen land and extracted resources. Fossil fuel companies have taken nearly $1 trillion in oil and gas from Indigenous lands — leaving behind pollution, poisoned water, and abandoned wells.
Read more: lastchancealliance.org/indigenous-j...
Read more: lastchancealliance.org/indigenous-j...
Doctors support the Air District's rules to phase in healthier, electric water & space heating appliances. Gas appliances create more air pollution than our cars & the Bay Area has the 6th worst air in the country. Let's make the switch & save lives: www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Bay Area considers easing gas appliance ban with new homeowner exemptions
Pollution regulators with the Bay Area Air District could soften rules that will require stores to replace natural gas water heaters and furnaces with more environmentally friendly models.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Doctors support the Air District's rules to phase in healthier, electric water & space heating appliances. Gas appliances create more air pollution than our cars & the Bay Area has the 6th worst air in the country. Let's make the switch & save lives: www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Oakland voted 7–0 to back the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund, joining 17 other CA cities demanding Big Oil pay for the damage they caused. Cities are leading. Sacramento, take note. www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/11/04/o...
#MakePollutersPay #ClimateSuperfund
#MakePollutersPay #ClimateSuperfund
Oakland City Council Passes Resolution in Support of Polluters Pay Climate Superfund
Oakland is latest in wave of support from California Cities, Youth for Climate Superfund
www.foodandwaterwatch.org
December 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Oakland voted 7–0 to back the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund, joining 17 other CA cities demanding Big Oil pay for the damage they caused. Cities are leading. Sacramento, take note. www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/11/04/o...
#MakePollutersPay #ClimateSuperfund
#MakePollutersPay #ClimateSuperfund
Induction stoves and heat pump home heating and cooling are becoming more affordable and efficient! The future is electric! Join us to protect the climate and HEALTH! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Cooking with gas gets more expensive as Americans face rising prices into 2026
Trump promised to cut consumers’ energy costs within his first year in office but gas price is up 4% on average
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Induction stoves and heat pump home heating and cooling are becoming more affordable and efficient! The future is electric! Join us to protect the climate and HEALTH! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...