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Join Texas PSR's Environmental Health Committee
Next Meeting - September 17, 5-6pm CT
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The Environmental Health Committee is growing! At our recent meeting, health professionals, students, and advocates came together to connect, share ideas, and set bold goals for advancing environmental health and justice in Texas. From tackling climate-related health harms and fossil fuel pollution to pushing for stronger worker protections and healthier communities, members are shaping statewide and local advocacy efforts. We also discussed ways TxPSR members can raise their voices through public testimony and local action. Now we’re inviting YOU to join the committee and be part of this exciting movement for a healthier, more just Texas!
Interested in joining us? Fill out this quick form.
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Texas PSR Student Leaders Present: Emerging Research on Health, Climate, and Community
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Join us for a free virtual event, Thursday, November 20, at 7pm CT, featuring Texas PSR student board members and chapter leaders presenting original research into mitigating the impacts of climate change, measuring environmental pollution, and assessing the effectiveness of environmental justice tours and community service as a form of medical student education. Register here!
Projects featured:
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Sanjna Bhatia, 4th year medical student, UT Southwestern Medical School will present statistical findings from a needs assessment exploring community understanding of heat-related illness and access to working cooling technologies gathered at the Dallas Health Fair in 2025.
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Simon Birk and Jake Bartz, 3rd year and 2nd year medical students at McGovern Medical School, UT Health Houston, will present research into the existence and prevalence of airborne microplastics at high altitudes from novel data collected on an expedition to central Mexico.
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Alan Nagarajan, 3rd year medical student, Baylor College of Medicine and Audrey Schulze, 3rd year medical student, Sealy School of Medicine, UT Medical Branch will present research into the effectiveness of hands on environmental health education for students and healthcare workers, provided through a Port Arthur environmental justice trip and community health fair in August 2024.
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Investing in Health: The Local Impact of Climate Action and Clean Energy
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Join the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments and Texas Physicians for Social Responsibility on October 2, 2025, at the Little Carver Civic Center in San Antonio for a half-day, in-person symposium. Health professionals and students will explore how investments in clean energy and climate resilience are improving air quality, expanding zero-emission transportation, and strengthening community health across Texas.
This symposium will feature expert speakers, real-world case studies, CME/CE for health professionals, networking opportunities, and a reception. Lunch and light refreshments are included. Scholarships are available.
Register today to be part of this empowering event shaping healthier, more sustainable, and equitable communities (both virtual and in-person registration available).
This course is pending approval for CME. This course is pending approval by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP17198.
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Tell the EPA to Keep the Endangerment Finding
by September 22!
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One of the most important foundations of U.S. climate policy, the Endangerment Finding, is under attack. Issued by the EPA in 2009, this critical ruling determined that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare. It has been the legal backbone for policies that reduce climate pollution, protect communities, and safeguard our children’s future.
Now, fossil fuel interests, the Trump administration, and their allies are trying to dismantle it. If they succeed, our nation’s ability to respond to the climate crisis and protect health could be severely weakened.
The EPA is accepting public comments, and voices from health professionals are especially powerful. These comments become part of the public record and even if the Endangerment Finding is repealed, they may help form the basis of future legal challenges.
Please take a few minutes to speak out. Together, we can defend science, protect our communities, and build a healthier future. Please use PSR's online comment site.
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Welcoming New Texas PSR Board Member
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Want to join us? We’re still seeking new board members who are passionate about climate and health and/or nuclear weapons abolition.
To learn more, contact our Executive Director, Marj Plumb, at director@texaspsr.org.
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Remembrance and Reflection: 80th Anniversary of the Hiroshima & Nagasaki Bombings
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Thank you to everyone who joined Texas PSR and Texans Ending Nuclear Dangers (TEND) for a powerful Community Advocacy Gathering to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Together, the group honored the lives lost, lifted up the voices of Hibakusha, and reinforced the urgent call for a future free from nuclear weapons.
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Green ICU Conference: Sustainability in Healthcare for a Healthier Future
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Accelerate Environmental Sustainability This Fall with My Green Doctor Experts
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The American Medical Association (AMA) has declared climate change a public health crisis and has repeatedly pointed to My Green Doctor as the best resource for creating environmentally sustainable and climate resilient practices. My Green Doctor helps practices become greener, healthier, and more cost-efficient. MGD does this with customized support for practice managers, administrators, and clinicians. Their Summer Newsletter has tips for green travel and explains how to accelerate sustainability this Fall with My Green Doctor.
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Use this link or simply email their sustainability experts to start a conversation at member.services@mygreendoctor.org.
My Green Doctor is a money-saving membership benefit provided by Physicians for Social Responsibility Chapters. With the help of the MGD team, practice managers and clinicians find it easy to save resources, address the health threats of climate change, and help create healthier communities. Everyone in your practice or organization can register at https://www.MyGreenDoctor.org as Partner Society members with the discount code MGDPSR for free access to My Green Doctor.
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Stanford Fall Webinar Series: Climate Health Storytelling
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This online program, held on Wednesdays starting Sept. 10, will strengthen health professional's capacity to lead for climate health and equity in a variety of settings, by equipping them with the skills to craft your own powerful climate health public narrative. In a learning community of health professional colleagues, attendees will learn the Public Narrative framework developed in community organizing. Learn more and register here.
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Join a Committee! Volunteer!
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Texans Ending Nuclear Dangers (TEND)
Next meeting, Thursday, September 18, 3pm CT, online
To learn more about joining TEND, please contact Executive Director Marj Plumb at director@texaspsr.org
Join the discussion or just listen! The TEND Committee members are health professionals, advocates, community members, researchers, and others working state-wide to influence public awareness, civic engagement, and national policy toward a nuclear-weapons-free world.
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Environmental Health Committee (EHC)
Next meeting September 17, 5pm CT, online.
Join Us! We are currently seeking health professionals across disciplines — physicians, nurses, public health experts, and others — to join the EHC and help shape its priorities and actions. Are you committed to addressing the health impacts of environmental threats across Texas? Fill out this form — we’d love to hear from you!
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OR to mail your contribution to us, please send a check to our mailing address: Texas PSR, 3571 Far West Blvd. #3428 Austin, TX 78731
As a registered non-profit under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code, all donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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