Physicians for Social Responsibility

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“Captivating local and national audiences for a safer world in the pursuit of nuclear abolition, psr-la's nuclear threats program has harnessed the power of film, built strong coalitions, and championed our cause from local impact to national influence. Advancing nuclear abolition with back from the brink psr-la continued its prominent role in the national grassroots coalition, back from the brink (bftb), to make substantial strides in garnering support for nuclear abolition at the local and federal levels. Notably, the coalition succeeded in building support for house resolution (h.res.) 77, introduced to the u.s. House of representatives this year, thanks to legislative champions rep. Jim mcgovern (d-ma) and rep. Earl blumenauer (d-or). This resolution calls upon the united states to adopt bftb's comprehensive policy platform and to embrace the goals and provisions of the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons. So far, h.res. 77 has garnered over 40 co-sponsorships from house members, and bftb's policy platform has gained approval from 80 - and counting - municipal, county, and state legislative bodies nationwide. In the upcoming year, bftb is committed to expanding this support by securing additional co-sponsors from the california delegation and local resolutions in pursuit of a world free from nuclear weapons. Oppenheimer and the power of film the debut of oppenheimer in theaters marked a unique opportunity for psr-la. The feature film captivated the public with the history of nuclear weaponry and its global ramifications. Building on the momentum, psr-la partnered with the ploughshares fund and the bombshelltoe policy & arts collective to host a special screening and organized an expert paneldiscussion that featured psr-la director of energy alex jasset and melissa bumstead of parents vs. Santa susana field lab. The sold-out event served as a testament to the growing public interest in nuclear threats, solidifying our commitment to fostering meaningful conversations around global ramifications. From local impact to national influence while actively participating in national coalitions, our program remained vigilant at the local level by joining forces with parents vs. Ssfl to address concerns over weakened cleanup standards at the santa susana field lab. The department of toxic substance control (dtsc) unveiled its final program environmental impact report (peir) for the santa susana field lab cleanup in june. The peir reflects dtsc's 2022 secret settlement agreement with boeing, which violated agreements that required a full cleanup, instead allowing most of the contamination to remain onsite. Psr-la swiftly joined forces with parents vs. Ssfl to rally local elected officials and the community in opposition to the peir. "we are deeply concerned that the peir will conform with the protocol and standards for the cleanup detailed in the so-called settlement agreement completed last year, may 2022, between boeing and dtsc. That agreement is woefully inadequate and substantially weakens the consent order of 2007 and the administrative order on consent of 2010, calling for full cleanup by 2017." larry yee, former chair of the los angeles regional water quality board but that's not all. Associate director denise duffield and director of energy justice alex jasset, along with 50 passionate activists and community members, embarked to washington, d.c., for the 35th annual d.c. Days hosted by the alliance for nuclear accountability (ana). During these intensive days, our team met with influential congressional and administration officials to champion nuclear disarmament and comprehensive cleanup efforts at santa susana and similar contaminated nuclear sites. At the culmination of d.c. Days, ana members met with approximately 50 representatives to discuss policies to safeguard the health of communities residing near nuclear weapons and waste sites.”

“Energizing change: growing our energy program our newly established energy justice program has taken psr-la in new directions, solidifying our commitment to advancing energy justice and grounding climate solutions in environmental justice principles. Establishing the la for resilient and healthy homes (larhh) coalition and our active engagement in the building energy equity and power (beep) coalition underscore our pivotal role in advancing a holistic, healthy homes approach. Expansion of our energy program over the years, psr-la has concentrated on local and statewide energy work under our climate justice program. As this effort matured, we recognized the need to formalize our efforts into its own distinct program, leading to the expansion of our energy justice program. The emerging program, as described by director of energy justice alex jasset, builds on the amazing accomplishments of the climate team and primarily focuses on advancing healthy home policies, equitable building decarbonization, and fighting against false climate solutions. "psr-la has been involved directly and indirectly for decades with energy issues, from nuclear power to oil and gas extraction. We recognize the need to engage in local, regional, and statewide advocacy within the energy sector to advance a just transition. Our goal is to ensure that climate and energy solutions are grounded in environmental justice principles, preventing the exacerbation or repetition of past injustices. The emerging energy justice program is building off of the amazing accomplishments of the climate team. It primarily focuses on advancing healthy home policies, including equitable building decarbonization, and fighting back against false climate solutions like hydrogen and carbon capture, use, and storage (ccus). We aspire to expand the program to include other crucial priorities, including community-owned solar, addressing the water-energy nexus, and advocating for grid resiliency improvements." alex jasset, director of energy justice building resilient and healthy homes driven by the pressing need to foster resilient and healthy homes and reduce building carbon emissions, psr-la joined forces with community partners to create the larhh coalition. This dynamic alliance collaborates closely with the city of la's climate emergency mobilization office, city council members, and local government departments. Together, we actively propel equitable building decarbonization policies, advocating for a comprehensive policy platform incorporating health, labor, and tenant protections. The focus is on addressing the specific needs of low-income and bipoc communities, ensuring they are included in and benefit from the outcomes of climate policies. As a tangible outcome of our collective efforts, a public-facing report, "defining an equitable & just transition to building decarbonization," emerged from this invaluable work. Advancing equitable building decarbonization our collaboration with the larhh coalition directly supports our leadership role in the beep coalition, contributing to a comprehensive approach to building decarbonization at the state level. Through beep, we have engaged with the climate energy commission (cec) to shape policy guidelines, ensuring a strong alignment with the coalition's community-centered approach. We have also developed close working relationships with the california air resources board and the california public utilities commission. These growing relationships empower us to hold government agencies accountable for ensuring an equitable transition from gas to electrification and building decarbonization.”

“Reinforcing energy equity and collaboration in december, psr-la had the privilege of hosting the equitable building electrification fund (ebef)-funded hydrogen convening in los angeles. The ebef, soon to be rebranded as collectrify, is a pioneering energy fund led by frontline communities dedicated to redefining the balance of ownership and distribution of energy production, infrastructure, and housing. This groundbreaking event brought together approximately 35 environmental justice partners from across the nation, along with local and statewide collaborators, with two primary objectives: 1) sharing, learning, and discussing organizing efforts nationwide to foster a collaborative national hydrogen strategy, and 2) providing strategic support for local hydrogen-related initiatives in los angeles. This represents a significant milestone in psr-la's expanding involvement in hydrogen-related issues that fosters closer alignment with local communities and partners and reinforces our leadership in local and statewide organizing on this critical matter. Advancing climate solutions and protecting democracy psr-la's climate justice program has been at the forefront of advancing climate solutions and played a crucial role in defending democracy against corporate interference. Our victories, both local and state, reflect our commitment to safeguarding communities and the environment. No drilling (or interfering in democracy) where we are living for far too long, corporations have taken advantage of voter confusion on two critical fronts: first, understanding how to vote to preserve a law instead of overturning it, and second, identifying the funding sources behind campaigns seeking to overturn existing laws through referendums. With big oil pouring over $100 million into a ballot referendum to repeal a groundbreaking law requiring buffer zones for all new oil wells across the state, psr-la and our environmental justice partners joined forces with the service sector union seiu and local champion south la assemblymember isaac bryan to change the rules on ballot referendums with assembly bill (ab) 421. The newly enacted law tackles the aforementioned issues, leveling the playing field and ensuring a fairer landscape for advocates facing off against billionaires in california referendums. The big oil resistance tour in april, our partner, last chance alliance, orchestrated a series of events spanning across california to build a broad-based movement and demand governor newsom safeguard our communities and climate against big oil. The roadshow kicked off with an electrifying event in collaboration with stand-la coalition partners at the historic holman united methodist church in south la. Moderated by actress and activist jane fonda, the event drew an enthusiastic full house. The distinguished panel featured la county supervisor holly mitchell, assemblymember isaac bryan, and grassroots champions who have been unwavering contributors to our coalition. Taking a stand against neighborhood drilling in 2022, the stand together against neighborhood drilling (stand-la) coalition achieved unprecedented milestones by securing commitments from the city and county of los angeles for a comprehensive phase-out of oil and gas extraction. This year marked another significant triumph as the los angeles county board of supervisors approved an ordinance to gradually eliminate oil drilling activities from nearly all unincorporated areas of la county. But progress does not stop there the county is now preparing to enact a complementary, game-changing ordinance poised to halt operations at the inglewood oil field, the largest urban oil field in the entire country. To push local leadership even more, stand-la hosted its first lobby day since 2019. With 75+ community members and allies, stand-la demanded that the city council secure a faster phase-out period for existing drill sites, establish health protections for communities still harmed by oil drilling, and e”

“Championing environmental justice in community development our land use and health program has focused on shaping community planning, development practices, and policies, as well as brownfield redevelopment guidelines around environmental and housing justice priorities. In line with these efforts, the team uplifted equitable development principles in the equitable communities revitalization grant program. This initiative supports nonprofits, public entities, and tribes in transforming contaminated properties into valuable community assets and facilitates the development of safe, vibrant, and health-focused community-serving spaces like affordable housing. Building on this success, our team seized the opportunity to educate legislators on the detrimental effects of ceqa (california environmental quality act) streamlining. We emphasized the essential need to uphold environmental justice principles and safeguards within ceqa legislation, aiming to ensure the development of equitable and healthy housing and developments in environmental justice communities. Launching the tierra project over the past year, psr-la has led the charge in advocating for brownfield regulations and remediation efforts that put community, equity, and health first. The toolkit for integrative, equitable, restorative, remedial, and advanced (tierra) project represents the culmination of tireless efforts by program staff and partners. The tierra project champions community priorities and concerns and highlights policy recommendations that pave the way for safer, more sustainable, and community-centered brownfield remediation and redevelopment in south la. This toolkit is more than just a resource; it is a vehicle for capacity building, education, and the policy advocacy necessary to drive transformative change in los angeles. Reshaping policies, advocating for transparency, and expanding community involvement from expanding coalitions and broadening our community reach to actively participating on the global stage, our toxics program has been defined by growth in every sense. We have extended our impact and amplified our mission for healthy communities free from environmental harm. Ejcap's transformative year the environmental justice communities against plastics (ejcap) coalition has remained focused on establishing community-driven solutions to address the plastic pollution crisis. This past year, we saw ejcap achieve remarkable milestones. The coalition expanded its reach by adding valley improvement projects, a grassroots organization advocating for social and environmental justice in stanislaus county and the northern san joaquin valley of california. Members collaborated with allies to vigilantly monitor and engage with sb 54, a pivotal calrecycle rulemaking process designed to safeguard environmental justice communities. In addition to local efforts, ejcap went global, with coalition members attending the second session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee on plastic pollution (inc-2) in paris, france, and the third session (inc-3) in nairobi, kenya. Changeing the regulatory landscape the psr-la co-chaired coalition, californians for a healthy and green economy (change), achieved a significant milestone by creating the dtsc reform ad hoc committee. This committee is dedicated to mobilizing for regulatory reform within dtsc. This year, committee members actively engaged with and provided comments on the government agency's draft environmental justice advisory council framework and draft hazardous waste management report, which will shape community priorities for critical dtsc decisions. Championing environmental justice and transparency at dtsc psr-la with change has worked closely with the dtsc board of environmental safety (bes) since 2022 to safeguard community health, hold polluters accountable, promote community-driven decision-making, and increase agency transparency. Throughout the year, committee members actively engaged with the gove”

“Consultants: program service expenses 777,949. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 777,949. Bank fees: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 8,762. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 8,762. Dues and subscriptions: program service expenses 18,399. Management and general expenses 4,639. Fundraising expenses 2,209. Total expenses 25,247. Payroll processing fees: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 5,516. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 5,516.”

“The organization's audit committee has responsibility for the oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of the independent auditor, subject to the approval of the board of directors. Their responsibility is unchanged from the prior year.”