Tuesday night, 4/21, 7pm PT, online! Learn what plastic is doing to our health! Everyone is invited, not just health professionals. With Dr. Barb Erny of SF Bay PSR and Stanford! Not to be missed! RSVP: sfbayphysiciansforsocialresponsibility.ddockforms.com?form=ae61704...

In a first, renewables beat natural gas on US grid last month It’s just one month, but it’s a sign of where the U.S. is headed as renewable energy — namely solar — surges onto the grid.

History was just made! 🔋 For the first time ever, renewables outpaced natural gas on the US grid for an entire month. The future we’re building for our kids is getting cleaner every single day. Let’s keep this momentum! #CleanEnergy #ClimateHope #RenewableUSA

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Colombia convenes climate ‘coalition of the willing’ to break global fossil fuel deadlock Santa Marta conference born out of frustration at Cop summits, where renewable progress has been stalled by major polluters

Inspiring. With co-convener the Netherlands, and support from more than 50 countries, Colombia will host a groundbreaking new global conference this month to begin the long-awaited transition away from fossil fuels. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Congratulations @sfenvironment.bsky.social for all your expertise and hard work on San Francisco’s updated Climate Plan! And thank you Mayor Lurie for finding funding for our city to lead on climate!

You're invited! Tues. 4/21, 7pm, online: What Plastic is Doing to Your Patients—and You! For everyone, not just health professionals! With Dr. Barb Erny of Stanford’s Climate Learning Initiative in Medical Education. sfbayphysiciansforsocialresponsibility.ddockforms.com?form=ae61704...

Tax Day Realities: Nuclear Weapons and Our Dangerous, Misguided Priorities | Common Dreams ​An average American family of four will spend $1,606 dollars on nuclear weapons programs this year, and as a nation we are spending $261,092 every minute on weapons that cannot and must not ever be u...

Tax Day Realities: Nuclear Weapons and Our Dangerous, Misguided Priorities www.commondreams.org/opinion/taxe... @backfrombrink.bsky.social @nuclearban.bsky.social #nuclearabolition

$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026

We need to keep growing the global Make Polluters Pay movement to shift the oil industry’s huge profits toward cleaning up their mess and funding green energy: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Moms' intern Bobby Cook grew up playing on turf soccer fields. Now he's worried about the toxic chemicals he could have been exposed to. See what parents should now about the toxic chemicals found in turf and playground surfaces. #momsky

The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment

Weekend Reading: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

WEEKEND READING: @thelancet.com Cancer, climate change, fossil fuels, and war: a call for action: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Support Air District Zero-Emission Home Appliance Rules Sponsored by the Bay Area Clean Air Coalition and SF Bay PSR The Bay Area has the sixth worst air quality in the country according to the American Lung Association. The Air District's first-in-the-n...

ACTION: Did you know that in the SF Bay Area, gas-fired water and space heaters create more air pollution than our cars? PLS SIGN our letter to the Air District in support of healthier, cleaner, zero-emission water and space heater rules. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Health Harms of Gas Stoves - The Pollutants & Their Health Effects YouTube video by Physicians for Social Responsibility

Watch this great video about the health harms of gas stoves, in English and Spanish! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWMi...

WEEKEND READING: Bravo Induction Rocks! New induction stoves are beloved by master chefs and home cooks! And they help to protect your family from harmful air pollution. www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele...

As Team Trump wage unceasing war on Iran, evangelical nationalists are destroying any moral world order we once had | Simon Tisdall The brutalisation of global norms by figures like Pete Hegseth has become a fight against chaos, and all major religions must play a role, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

WEEKEND READING: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Urgent Call for an End to All Fighting in Iran: SF Bay PSR stands with National PSR, IPPNW, and PHR in their statement published today, April 7, 2026. No more attacks and threats on schools, civilians, healthcare. Stop risking global nuclear catastrophe. READ here: www.sfbaypsr.org/call-for-an-...

Billionaire fortunes have reached all-time highs under Trump. So has the movement to tax them Residents in at least 10 states are organizing campaigns to tax wealth in order to fund schools and other social services

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Black smoke and soot seen at Valero refinery in Benicia Black smoke and soot was seen shooting out and raining Thursday morning from the Valero refinery in Benicia.

Living with dirty fossil fuels puts Californians in danger. @ValeroEnergy released plumes of black smoke and soot over Benicia just last week. California must take action to plan responsibly for refinery shutdowns – and keep communities and workers safe.. www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/b...

Contributor: Investigate the AI campaigns flooding public agencies with fake comments Recent campaigns for corporate interests hit new lows in their attempts to misrepresent the will of the people and deceive officials.

Public input is vital to a HEALTHY, functioning democracy. But what if corporate interests are using AI to generate fake input from real people? That’s when it becomes “a democracy issue—and it demands urgent attention and accountability.” @AGRobBonta

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You're Invited! Wed. 4/29, 7pm PT, online: Recent Studies on Health Harms of Air Pollution and Benefits of Building Electrification. Hosted by SF Bay PSR. With Dr. Bret Andrews &
Brady Seals, Director of Electrification for Health at Stanford University: www.sfbaypsr.org/take-action/...

You're Invited! Tues. 4/21, 7pm PT, online: What Plastic is Doing to Your Patients—and You! Hosted by SF Bay PSR, with SF Bay PSR Member Barb Erny, MD. Learn about plastic toxicity and microplastic exposure for both patients and healthcare workers. www.sfbaypsr.org/take-action/...

Next Generation Environmental Health Committee We are thrilled to announce that SF Bay PSR launched our NEW Next Generation Environmental Health committee on February 18, 2026! Our founding members range from high school to college students to rec...

Interested in climate, environmental, and public health? SF Bay PSR's new Next Generation Environmental Health Committee connects high school students, college students, recent graduates, and early career professionals with learning opportunities and career support. www.sfbaypsr.org/our-work/nex...

Make Polluters Pay! Third Act, SF Bay Area volunteers interviewed local electeds and allies of the Make Polluters Pay bill.

Make Polluters Pay! Thank you @thirdactorg.bsky.social & One Story Project for this excellent video with interviews of Californians affected by devastation caused by fossil fuel companies! If you break it, you pay for it—that is fair. vimeo.com/1172009830?f...

Place this handy info sheet on your fridge: www.sfbaypsr.org/wp-content/u...

Why thousands of New Yorkers swap gas for induction stoves in clean energy push: ‘It makes sense’ US states from California to Georgia are promoting induction stoves for climate, health and cost benefits

Have a gas stove? Protect your family’s health: open windows when cooking and use electric driers, tea kettles, portable induction stove tops to reduce gas use. See info sheets below! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

So you went to a No Kings protest. Now what? Millions of people marched on Saturday against Trump and his administration. While the single-day protest has ended, there are other ways, used through different movements, to keep the momentum going

8 million people stood up against authoritarianism in the US yesterday! That may be an historical record! Here is what we can do next: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

No Kings protests live updates: hundreds of thousands rally in cities around the world against Trump and his administration More than 3,000 No Kings events scheduled across the US in third set of protests since Trump re-election

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Right now in SF! Health professionals standing up for democracy!

Third No Kings protests to see millions across US push back on Trump administration Anti-authoritarian rallies, taking place in all 50 states plus 16 countries, are expected to be biggest in US history

Join us today to SAVE democracy, health, science, climate, justice, and more! NO KINGS! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Join SF Bay PSR for NO Kings March in San Francisco on Saturday 3/28. A healthy democracy is key to our health! More info: www.sfbaypsr.org/take-action/...

Air pollution is a public health emergency playing out in ERs across CA. Rolling back clean air standards will cause an estimated 200,000 preventable premature deaths. Our lives are not expendable. #GameOverZeldin app.sosha.ai/s/pSpC5FxS