Physicians for Social Responsibility Los Angeles

07/31/2026

CEQA is a critical tool, often the only tool, to prevent the worst impacts of pollution. By dramatically weakening CEQA, Prop 45 shifts the public health burden from polluters to taxpayers.

We are seeing the harms of living near industrial facilities; the Lineage fire in Boyle Heights and the near-catastrophic explosion in Garden Grove show what's at stake for communities every day. With fewer protections, communities will have little to no say over what goes on in their neighborhoods.

Billionaires and big corporations don't need any more benefits. Vote no on Prop 45 this November.

Read more on our blog: https://www.psr-la.org/stay-informed/blog/vote-no-on-prop-45

07/29/2026

SB954 restores the most essential public health and environmental safeguards removed by SB131 last year. The bill would help ensure stronger protections from toxic chemicals near homes and schools, safeguard clean water, and protect taxpayers from the long-term costs of pollution and environmental damage. These are the kinds of protections that CEQA was designed to uphold.

Find your legislator at findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov and ask them to support SB 954 and strong limits on toxic industry near neighborhoods.

Read more at https://calmatters.org/environment/2026/03/advanced-manufacturing-ceqa-reform-blakespear.

California exempted advanced manufacturing from CEQA review by mistake. Now environmental and industry groups are fighting over the fix.

12/29/2025

Before the year ends, longtime board member and dear friend Dr. Jimmy Hara has a question for you: What is your passion? What do you want to leave for future generations?

Read more about Dr. Hara’s remarkable story as we close out the year and celebrate our 45th anniversary. His message reminds us of the power of hope, resilience, and working together toward a safer, cleaner, and healthier future.

Cheers to 45 years — and many more to come.

psr-la.org/stay-informed/blog/message-from-dr-hara

12/22/2025

From LA to Louisiana to the Global South — the same fossil fuel system that poisons our air, water, and bodies is betting its future on plastics.

Plastic isn’t just waste. It’s a global health crisis.

Global decisions shape state and local policy in meaningful ways. That’s why PSR-LA has joined frontline communities, health professionals, CBOs, wastepickers, and advocates from around the world at the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations — building power with those who bear the brunt of this crisis.

This isn’t just about plastic. It’s about climate justice. Health justice. Racial justice.

Before the year ends: read more, learn more, and get ready for what’s next.

👉 Before the year ends, read the full story (link in bio) by our Director of Climate & Health Programs, Maro Kakoussian, about our journey in global policy and building a future where no community is sacrificed for profit!

psr-la.org/stay-informed/blog/plastics-a-global-crisis

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