nuclear weapons

Physicians for Social Responsibility Maine (PSR Maine): 2025 Achievements & Initiatives

December 8, 2025

Protecting Health from Climate Hazards Nuclear Disarmament, Peace, and Security Protecting Maine Communities Strengthening Democracy & Public Health Community Leadership & Public Education 2025 Income and Expense Breakdown PSR Maine…

We must limit the nuclear option

November 18, 2025

Op-ed by Dr. Doug Dransfield, PSR Maine Board Member, in the Sun Journal.

Physicians for Social Responsibility Maine (PSR Maine): 2024 Achievements and Initiatives

November 20, 2024

Throughout 2024, PSR Maine has actively engaged in a variety of initiatives aimed at promoting public health, environmental sustainability, and social responsibility.

Back from the Brink

January 19, 2024

Join health advocates all across the US by endorsing the Back from the Brink statement.

PSR Maine’s 2022 Year in Review

November 29, 2022

Because of your past support, PSR Maine has had a successful year working to reduce threats to public health by influencing public opinion and promoting science-based policies.

Applications for the Back from the Brink Internship are Now Open!

November 28, 2022

PSR Maine is seeking a student intern to work with us in 2023 to increase the number of Maine municipalities, and other organizations and institutions to
pass resolutions as part of a national campaign to prevent nuclear war called Bank from the Brink.

PSR Issues Statement on Russian Invasion of Ukraine

February 24, 2022

Physicians for Social Responsibility condemns the Russian invasion.

Lives at Risk from COVID & Nuclear: PSR’s Peter Wilk, MD

May 5, 2020

Peter Wilk, MD | Portland Press-Herald We must save lives at risk from COVID and the new nuclear arms race.

Remembering the Face of Annihilation: PSR’s Geoff Gratwick, MD

August 13, 2019

August 6 and 9 are days of remembrance. On those days in 1945, the U.S. dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing more than 200,000 civilians. Those two…

Maine Voices: Congressional delegation should press for nuclear de-escalation

August 13, 2019

Mainers collectively pay $257 million a year in taxes toward the arms race, exacerbating the detonation threat and diverting crucial resources. BY BENJAMIN T. COLLINGS SPECIAL TO THE PRESS HERALD…