You are important to us and we wanted to keep in touch with you as we move through this life changing period.

We recognize the complexity of the challenge facing our policymakers. There are obvious risks to relaxing restrictions too quickly – increasing the number of cases of COVID-19 and deaths that might have been preventable. There are also medical risks to moving too slowly – where individuals ignore their other health needs leading to poor control of chronic conditions and delays in dealing with acute conditions. In addition, the economic stress and social isolation can impact mental health and family dynamics. Our leaders have to weigh their options using the best science available – but while our understanding of COVID-19 has accelerated, there are still huge gaps.

As you may be aware, while we are grappling with the pandemic, efforts by the Trump Administration are moving forward to gut environmental protections, promote fossil fuel production, and continue building and deploying new nuclear weapons.

These rollbacks further endanger human health and will worsen the existing health disparities experienced by communities of color who are now suffering higher rates of Covid-19 infections. These protections are meant to reduce respiratory disease and prevent other health risks associated with air pollution. A Harvard study released in early April found that long-term exposure to particle pollution greatly increases the risk of death from the coronavirus.

When we stand together, we can protect our families and friends no matter where they work, live, learn, or play.  You can keep in touch by signing up for our action alerts (sign up at top of this page) or by following us on www.facebook.com/PSRMaine/ or Twitter @PSRMaine.

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Stay safe and be well.