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Green Street is a weekly environmental health show with hosts Patti and Doug Wood, offering expert reporting, analysis, and solutions for current environmental health problems. The 30-minute show is produced by Grassroots Environmental Education, a non-profit organization with a mission to educate the public about the links between common environmental exposures and human health.
In every edition of Green Street, Patti and Doug and their extensive network of experts bring you the latest environmental news and analysis, as well as in-depth stories based on interviews with physicians, public health experts, researchers, scientists, engineers, authors and advocates. From fracking to fluoride, GMO foods to pesticides and wireless radiation to artificial turf fields, we cover the entire landscape of environmental health issues with depth and clarity.
Is our growing web of wireless radiation causing havoc in the natural world? This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about new research on plastic water bottles, including the chemicals and vast quantities of microplastics they contain, in addition to water which is often unregulated. Then renowned author, epidemiologist and toxicologist Dr. Devra …
Pollinators are in trouble around the world, and that could spell disaster for humans. This week on Green Street Patti and Doug talk about Erin Brockovitch’s fight against data centers, and the incredible plastic waste associated with cut flowers. Then entomologist Dr. Tara Cornelisse, Lead Zoologist of NatureServe, joins the conversation to talk about the … Continued
The Trump administration is doing everything in its power to break the EPA. Will the agency survive? This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the rise of anti-bacterial resistance due to climate change, and the EPA’s latest attempt to weaken drinking water standards for PFAS chemicals. Then former EPA scientist Dr. Kyla … Continued
What does it mean to be human, and how is digital technology stealing the skills we need to get along with each other? This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the EPA’s efforts to undo regulations on hydrofluorocarbons, and how New York Governor Hochul is dismantling the State’s groundbreaking climate law. Then … Continued
Could the air inside your car contain chemicals known to cause cancer? This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about Denmark’s amazing energy island and Al Gore’s thoughts about addressing the power demands of AI. Then biophysical chemist Dr. Arlene Blum, founder of the Green Science Policy Institute, talks about her lifetime of … Continued
Does a pesticide manufacturer have an obligation to warn consumers about the potential hazards of using its product? The Supreme Court will decide. This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the severe environmental impact mining for rare earth minerals has on local populations, and how living near cell towers increases your risk … Continued
Wireless radiation – the kind emitted bay every cell phone, cell tower, tablet, laptop and wireless baby monitor – can interfere with the normal fetal development. This week on Green Street, after the news of the week, Patti talks about the emerging science linking exposure to wireless radiation to abnormal brain development, and the simple … Continued
The placement of cell towers has always been the purview of local officials, but a new bill in Washington gives that power to the FCC. This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the harmful health impacts of flame retardants in cars, and a new study showing more than half of American kids … Continued
Natural light has amazing power to support a healthy body, but the wrong kind of light can actually undermine it. This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the administration’s efforts to reclassify burning plastic as “manufacturing,” and how a new breed of mechanical “trash traps” are helping communities reduce plastic pollution. Then … Continued
Nuclear energy is the most expensive form of energy ever developed, and the customers of Georgia Power can prove it! This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about proposed new federal standards for microplastics in drinking water, and a new law in Louisiana that makes it illegal to use economical air monitors to … Continued
The chemicals contained in plastic items, from nail polish to synthetic clothing to food packaging, can disrupt normal sexual development and even prevent conception. This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk abut a new study on wireless radiation and cancer, how America’s natural parks are opening up to the fossil fuel industry, and … Continued
