FEBRUARY 23, 2021 NEWS, COMMITTEE UPDATES, POLICY WATCH, EVENTS Well, our new year is off to a tumultuous start! An insurrection against our most fundamental liberties followed by the inauguration of our duly-elected President. The momentous entry-into-force of the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, and the welcome ...
SUPPORTED: California Building Decarbonization Package: SB 30, SB 31, SB 32 & SB 37 (Cortese). May 13, 2021: There are no hearing dates yet for these bill proposals. SB 32 was sent to Senate Governance and Finance on April 15. SB 31 went to Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications on April 19. The California Air ...
SIGNED: Letter to advocate for Governor Newsom to appoint California Transportation Commissioners who embrace 21st-century equitable, decentralized, clean energy system concepts. This little-known body has enormous power over how California spends its transportation dollars, but it has traditionally been very auto oriented and the Commissioners, until very recently, almost never had backgrounds in transportation policy ...
SIGNED: Letter to encourage The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) is the agency that regulates stationary sources of air pollution (like PM) to achieve air quality standards, with the goal of reducing and eliminating health problems caused by air pollution. BAAQMD is considering a stricter regulation (amendment to Rule 6-5) that would require ...
SIGNED: Letter urging the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to prioritize a swift phase out of fossil fuels for health, climate, and clean air benefits throughout the region. Zero Emission Standards for heaters and appliances are the most impactful measures that the air district can take to reduce pollution from gas used inside homes ...
SUCCESS: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Drops Plan to Deregulate Rad-Waste Disposal. SF Bay PSR joined PSR-LA, Committee to Bridge the Gap, and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and collectively we were able to push the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to drop the plan to deregulate radioactive waste disposal. December 2020. READ MORE … https://www.peer.org/nrc-drops-plan-to-deregulate-rad-waste-disposal/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=b60f8470-292f-4536-8435-f18849046cc3
SIGNED: Letter to U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office Re: Draft Versatile Test Reactor (VTR) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS-0542) written by Snake River Alliance. While fuel for all nuclear reactors is dangerous, the fuel for the proposed VTR is especially concerning. In addition to uranium, plutonium would also be required to fuel the reactor. The ...
SIGNED: letter by Trust for America’s Health. As Congress considers the Administration’s request for additional COVID response funding and looks ahead to recovery, it is vital to strengthen the public health system for the immediate response as well as the long-term. Please join this organizational sign-on letter to congressional leadership in support of sustained funding for ...
PSR and 68 health and medical organizations call on the Biden-Harris administration to take a “health in all policies” approach to climate change. We signed on to the memo outlining 9 key priorities for promoting health and equity across federal agencies. The recommendations offer a path for bold climate action that protects health and health ...
