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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.
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about America’s brain drain of scientists as the administration eliminates grants and guts federal health agencies, and how big agrochemical companies are seeking immunity from all liability for their toxic products. Then UMass professor Dr. Laura Vandenberg provides an overview of endocrine disrupting chemicals, their ubiquity … Continued
Today’s episodes of Green Street and Bioneers are preempted by special programming for KPFA’s 2025 Spring Fund Drive. Brian Edwards-Tiekert speaks with photographer and author Josh Jackson, an advocate for public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Through his Forgotten Lands Project, he employs storytelling and visual narratives to inspire engagement with … Continued
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug discuss the Trump administration’s effort to intimidate non-profit organizations working on environmental issues, and the new World Health Organization report confirming the links between cell phone radiation and cancer. Then Dr. Ronald Melnick, who designed and oversaw the landmark National Institute of Health study on cell phone … Continued
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the health impact of higher temperatures and rising humidity from climate change, President Trump’s elimination of research on firefighters and cancer, and the relationship between wireless radiation exposure and lower fertility. Then Dr. Cindy Russell, Executive Director of Physicians for Safe Technology, talks about kids … Continued
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about how the Trump administration wants to change the meaning of the word “harm,” how big tech data centers are sucking up tremendous amounts of water in places where water is already scarce, and how Exxon Mobil’s Baytown refinery and plastic recycling facility has racked up … Continued
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the toxic emissions from gas stoves, why it’s critical for pregnant women to avoid products with phthalates, and how the Trump administration is preparing to pre-empt state laws on toxic chemicals. Then LED lighting expert and Softlights Foundation president Mark Baker talks about the serious … Continued
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about states are finally prohibiting PFAS in all products, how polluting companies can be excused from clean air regulations by emailing the EPA, and how big banks are quietly advising clients that the world will fail to meet climate goals, and they should invest in air … Continued
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the lawsuit that could bankrupt Greenpeace, the new study linking PFAS in drinking water with increased rates of cancer, and what’s really in that gum you’re chewing. Then author and investigative reporter Sharon Udasin talks about the new book she has co-authored, “Poisoning the Well … Continued
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about plastic in fertilizer ending up in our food supply, how the FDA allows 950 food additives that are prohibited in Europe, and how firefighters face a higher risk of brain cancer because of certain chemicals they are exposed to on the job. Then nationally-recognized hazmat … Continued
This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about big problems for Fiji water, how the EPA is eliminating a database of hazardous chemicals used by scientists around the world, and how RFK Jr., wants to eliminate food dyes from most foods in America. Then Dr. Arlene Blum, founder and CEO of the Green … Continued
