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Activists say power plant pollution laws in jeopardy
In this Herald-Tribune article, PSR Florida's Dr. Lynn Ringenberg explains the dangers of mercury pollution from power plants.
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A hidden scandal: America’s school students exposed to water tainted by toxic lead
This article from The Guardian features PSR Florida's Dr. Howard Kessler discussing the health effects of lead poisoning.
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The Experts Speak: Our Health Changes with Climate Change
Dr. Abbey Strauss interviews PSR Florida's Dr. Lynn Ringenberg on climate and health.
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Dr. Ringenberg Talks about Climate Change
WTSP – 10 News March 9, 2018 PSR Florida’s Dr. Lynn Ringenberg talks to WTSP about climate change and health. Dr. Ringenberg, a pediatrician, describes how climate change is affecting...
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Climate Change is Making Us Sick!
The negative aspects of climate change pose great threats to our communities and their health. The burden is greater for vulnerable populations, including the poor, minority groups, women, children, the...
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A Climate Call to Action
PSR Florida receives $95,000 from the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg to engage local clinicians in climate action. For Immediate Release March 15, 2018 Marybeth Dunn, MPH PSR/Florida www.psrflorida.org...
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PSR Florida Tells Gov. Scott: Ban Fracking
PSR Florida sent a letter to the Florida Governor Rick Scott and state legislature leaders on new findings in the 5th edition of PSR’s Fracking Compendium, asking them to prohibit...
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Lead Levels in Drinking Water in Elementary Schools in Tallahassee Florida
The Florida Pediatrician Winter 2018 The Winter 2018 issue of the peer-reviewed journal of the Florida chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics features this article about the harmful effects...
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Middle Schoolers learn about health effects of climate change
PSR/Florida’s Dr. Lynn Ringenberg and Marybeth Dunn recently visited with middle school students in Florida, giving a presentation called “Climate Change Makes Me Sick” on how climate affects health. The...
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PSR Florida’s Dr. Ron Saff Receives NAACP Award
PSR Florida Steering Committee Member Ron Saff, MD (left, with Jackson County NAACP President Ronstance Pittman), was recently honored at the Jackson County NAACP Freedom Awards. Dr. Saff was presented...
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Local Medical Association Publishes All-Climate Edition of Bulletin
The Hillsborough County Medical Association, representing 2,000 physicians and medical students in Tampa, FL, has published their first-ever bulletin focused entirely on climate and health, guest-edited by PSR’s Dr. Lynn...
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Floridians should benefit from the governor’s recent moves
In a Florida Times-Union letter to the editor, PSR Florida's Dr. Todd Sack applauds FL Gov. Ron DeSantis' executive orders on water protection, citing health benefits.
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