Grassroots with Patti & Doug Wood

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug dedicate the entire program to their interview with the nation's leading expert on environmental toxins, Dr. Philip Landrigan. Over a career spanning decades, Dr. Landrigan has been out front on efforts to inform the public about the links between common environmental exposure and human health, including groundbreaking work on lead, asbestos, and pesticide...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about a proposed new law in Louisiana prohibiting people living in Cancer Alley from participating in “citizen science" by collecting their own air samples using inexpensive air monitors, and the publication of a new international study confirming the carcinogenicity of the popular pesticide glyphosate (“Round-Up”). Then author, climate scientist, bio...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the surprising toxicity of homes of Los Angeles due to the recent fires, and the decades of delay for people in Chicago waiting to get rid of lead pipes. Then former EPA Regional Administrator and Beyond Plastics founder Judith Enck talks about the recent battle in New York State over legislation to reduce the amount of plastic in product packag...

This week on Green Street Patti and Doug talk about New York’s plastic packaging reduction bill, how fish in rivers and lakes in Michigan are not fit for consumption, and how the new generation of “quasi-ceramic” pans may contain toxic chemicals. Then Dr. DeAnna Nara of the Center for Science in the Public Interest talks about food marketing and how kids are being targeted from all directions with...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about our rapidly deteriorating oceans, how data centers are providing heat for homes in Norway, and a new study about toxic chemicals in plumbing fixtures including shower heads. Then award-winning author Alden Wicker talks about fast fashion, and how plastic clothing is not only a worldwide pollution problem but a health problem as well.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about startup companies pushing recycling of spent nuclear fuel to power next generation power plants, and the Supreme Court's decision to allow giant multinational mining companies to take over sacred land belonging to Apache tribes. Then nutritionist and author Dr. Marion Nestle talks about our food supply, what's wrong with it, and how campaign ref...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the FDAs continuing failure to regulate toxic chemicals, how a group of mothers are suing manufacturers of plastic food containers, and how the Trump administration is rolling back drinking water standards for certain PFAS chemicals. Then Rick Smith, President of the Canadian Climate Institute and author of Slow Death by Rubber Duck, talks about...

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 in our culture, and how...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about how microplastics are affecting our health, especially in the urinary tract, and how some states are refusing to ban styrofoam food containers despite the known health risks. Then certified water expert Paul Trafas talks about what’s in our drinking water, and the various filter systems that are used to remove toxins and impurities, with varying...

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 radiation talks about how...

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 and cell phones, why c...

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 ExxonMobil’s Baytown refinery and plastic recycling facility has racked up 16,000 clean air violations. Then engineer and nuclear expert David Schlissel...

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 health problems associated with LED lighting.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about how 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 conditioning! Then Patti talks about the development of the BabySafe Project,...

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 - How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America,” which details...

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 expert and firefighter Silverio Caggiano talks about the new challenges fac...

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 Science Policy Institute, talks about the health and safety problems associated with flame reta...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the link between plastic food containers and heart disease, how climate change is threatening drinking water, and how RFK’s promise to regulate hazardous chemicals by getting rid of corporate influence will sit with the corporate cronies President Trump has selected to staff the EPA. Then Columbia University’s Dr. Veena Singla talks about her ca...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about how pharmaceuticals are contributing to PFAS in drinking water, how some states are adopting federal standards for PFAS before the Trump Administration guts them, and the environmental impact of the war in Ukraine. Then Dr. Andrew Marino, retired professor at LSU Medical School and author of numerous books about electromagnetics, talks about his...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the new administration's plan to fast-track oil and gas projects, and how chlorine levels in public drinking water supplies can increase risks of cancer. Doug previews his new song called, “I’m Rich and I Don’t Care.” Then Dr. Genevieve Guenther, author of The Language of Climate Politics, talks about her growing concern about the climate crisis...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug discuss the environmental and human health impact of chemical fire retardants used in California, the elimination of federal environmental justice programs, and the EPA’s ban of red dye #3 thirty years after it was shown to cause cancer. Then Steven Feit, senior attorney with the Center for International Environmental Law talks about geo-engineering, carbo...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug discuss the health hazards of tattoos (the inks can be toxic) and the plight of minority communities in the area of Texas called "Cancer Alley." Then Dr. Ann McCampbell and Susie Molloy discuss their battles with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS),and how they have learned to live with this often debilitating condition.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about petrochemical plants dumping toxins in the nearby water, how Cambodian brick factories burning plastic clothes for fuel are making workers sick, and how wildfires in California are creating toxic air and debris from burning plastic structures, furnishings and personal items. Then investigative reporter Justin Nobel talks about the secret network...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug discuss PFAS from pharmaceuticals in drinking water, the toxic air in parts of Texas, and Exxon’s unhappiness with California’s claim that plastic is not actually recyclable. Then Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear talks about the push to reactivate old nuclear power plants and build new ones, all to satisfy the power requirements of AI and cryptocurrency com...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about popular foods that are contaminated with plastic particles, the secret network of pipelines carrying toxic radioactive waste from fracking operations, and the proposal to bury millions of tons of carbon under the Gulf of Mexico. Then Anne Rabe, Environmental Policy Director at NYPIRG, talks about New York’s groundbreaking Climate Change Superfun...