PSE Healthy Energy - In the Media

October 22, 2021

Newsom ‘takes the bull by the horns’The regulator compiled its findings together with an expert panel from University of California, Berkeley and the Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy research and policy institute.

The Hill

October 22, 2021

Proposed rule would prohibit new oil wells near homesUC Berkeley and Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers (PSE) for Healthy Energy selected 15 public health experts to inform the draft announced Thursday. The panel saw a connection between the close presence of oil and gas developments and respiratory diseases, heart disease and other health impacts.

Santa Barbara News-Press

October 22, 2021

California Moves to Enact Broad Setbacks to Prevent New Oil, Gas Drilling Near CommunitiesA 15-member public health expert panel selected by the University of California, Berkeley, and Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy helped prepare the draft.

Natural Gas Intelligence

October 22, 2021

Newsom backs tougher rules, buffer zone for oil wellsBut the Newsom administration say they relied on a 15-member public health expert panel selected by the University of California, Berkeley, and Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers (PSE) for Healthy Energy.

Courthouse News Service

October 22, 2021

California Moves to Prevent New Oil Drilling Near Communities, Expand Health ProtectionsThe state is proposing a 3,200-foot setback in order to protect public health. A 15-member public health expert panel selected by University of California, Berkeley and Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers (PSE) for Healthy Energy helped inform the draft rule announced today.

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

October 14, 2021

Op Ed: Build Back Better — for our kidsA new report out by Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy shows that even small amounts of health-damaging air pollutants found in oil and gas emissions can cause premature birth, asthma (which already 1 in 12 kids in Colorado suffer from), cancer and other adverse health impacts.

The Gazette

October 04, 2021

Environmental advocates say draft ozone precursor rule should be strengthenedLee Ann Hill, a senior scientist with Physicians, Scientists and Engineers for Healthy Energy, said volatile organic compounds include hazardous air pollutants such as benzene, toluene, xylenes, hexane and ethylbenzene.

NM Political Report

September 07, 2021

Climate Activists Condemn $170M in Public Bonds for Gas PlantA recent study by the nonprofit research group Physicians, Scientists and Engineers for Healthy Energy suggests that peaker plants in Massachusetts are good targets for replacement with solar power and batteries.

RTO Insider

August 24, 2021

Flighting climate change for low-income communities in Southern NevadaThe study, done by Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy, highlights that reducing greenhouse gas emissions isn’t enough. Efforts also need to focus on decarbonization - an economy built with low-carbon power sources.

KTNV

August 22, 2021

Nevada groups focus on climate impact on diverse communitiesSeveral organizations in Nevada led by women of color have banded together to shed light on the ways the state’s low-income and diverse communities are disproportionately impacted by climate change and pollution.

Associated Press

August 19, 2021

Women of color lead fight to bring climate justice to low-income Las VegansIn Las Vegas, several local organizations that focus on climate justice are driven by the people the issues affect. In particular, women of color like Washington have taken a stance in defending the communities they are a part of.

Las Vegas Sun

August 05, 2021

How to cut carbon emissions while advancing environmental justice in the US WestNew reports warn of potential disconnects between climate policy and energy equity — and lay out a path to the policy sweet spot.

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