Grassroots with Patti & Doug Wood

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug review some of the top environmental health news stories of the year, including the California lawsuit against Exxon for lying about plastic recycling, the renewed push for nuclear power (to support the insatiable power appetite of AI), the debate over fluoride in public water supplies, how "forever" chemicals ended up in the eggs in rural France, and how...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the landmark decision in Montana affirming young people’s claim that a law preventing decision makers to consider the impacts of climate change deprives them of their right to a clean and safe environment, how the FDA permits food companies to put hazardous chemicals into their products, and why you should avoid black plastic kitchen utensils ma...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the EPA’s ban on two toxic chemicals (finally!), the failure of the worldwide plastic treaty in South Korea, and the promise and problems associated with new types of biodegradable plastic. Then Kate Donovan of the NRDC and Dr. Charles Moon of Mount Sinai School of Medicine give an overview of the chemical class known as PFAS and how consumers c...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the end of landline phone service, why you should never use a plastic cutting board, and how endocrine disrupting chemicals in consumer products can make your body do things it shouldn’t. Then Dr. Laura Vandenberg talks about her research on how big companies intentionally distort science and mislead the public to protect their profits. Much mor...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug discuss the continuing presence of lead in many consumer products including spices, the city of Paris replacing parking spots with trees to improve the quality of life and address climate concerns, and President Trump’s troubling plan to re-start the Keystone XL pipeline project. Then former soccer star and coach Amy Griffin talks about artificial turf fie...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the role of nitrous oxide in climate change (it’s a greenhouse gas that’s 300 times more powerful than CO2 ), and how the world is beginning to realize that plastic is a toxic substance, just in time for the UN worldwide plastic treaty talks in South Korea. Then Dr. Charlene Elliot from the University of Calgary talks about the many ways in whic...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug discuss the upcoming global plastic conference and the possibility of cutting plastic production, how microplastics are harboring pathogens in the water, good news about used clothing, and Donald Trump's pick to lead the EPA. Then Duke University researcher Dr. Kate Hoffman talks about the vulnerability of children to environmental exposures, how researche...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about Trump’s environmental agenda, the alarming national drought, how AI is creating mountains of e-waste, and the fact that it's raining PFAS chemicals in Miami (and everywhere else!) Then Dr. Paul Connett, founder of the Fluoride Action Network, talks about the dangers of adding fluoride to public drinking water, new U.S. government studies showing...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about a new court order forcing the EPA to regulate fluoride after studies show it lowers IQ in children, and how the loss of biodiversity threatens our own survival. Then Vito Buonsante, Policy Advisor for the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) talks about plastic, human health, and the worldwide effort to stop the relentless product...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the legal liability of wastewater processors who sell biosolids containing PFAS for fertilizer, and how people around the Gulf Coast not only suffer from massive storms, but from the toxic pollutants those storms unleash from petrochemical plants and factories. Then integrative medicine physician Dr. Sharon Goldberg talks about her experience wi...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the rise in antibiotic resistance, how severe weather events fueled by climate change are impacting human health, and why there are PFAS chemicals in eggs in France. Then renowned epidemiologist and author Dr. Shanna Swan talks about her book “Countdown,” how sperm rates are declining precipitously worldwide, and what it means for the future of...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about chemicals in food packaging linked to breast cancer, the EPA refusing to regulate PFAS chemicals in agricultural fertilizer, and how fluoride can impact brain development and IQ. Then in a Green Street recording from several years ago, Dr. Samantha King, author of “Pink Ribbons, Inc.: Breast Cancer and the Politics of Philanthropy,” talks about...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the State of California suing ExxonMobil for lying about plastic recycling, and how food contact materials contain thousands of toxic chemicals. Then Dr. Heidi Hutner talks about her film “Radioactive: the Women of Three Mile Island” and the recent news that Bill Gates has worked out a deal to re-start the shuttered nuclear facility to provide e...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about how microplastics impact your kidneys and how much energy and water is being used by AI. Then renewable energy expert Dr. Mark Jacobson talks about how we can solve our global energy problems and stop burning fossil fuels by simply using the technology we already have.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about pesticide spraying for mosquitoes carrying Eastern Equine Encephalitis ("Triple E”), how a midwestern health center actually helped pay for an artificial turf field at a high school, and how the City of Los Angeles is responding to increased stormwater by making the city more “sponge-like.” Then investigative reporter and author Carey Gillam, ta...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about forever chemicals on artificial turf fields, Texas’s new court system backed by big oil, and the amount of plastic particles accumulating in your brain. Then Dr. Tom Zoeller, one of the nation's leading experts on endocrine disruption, talks about why the government seems unable (or unwilling) to take hormone-disrupting products off the shelf th...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the EPA’s long delay in regulating perchlorate, a chemical now contaminating our food and water, how the air in New York subways far exceeds health standards, and the problem with using recycled plastic for food packaging. Then medical doctor and PhD researcher Mary Johnson of the TH Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University talks about...

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about why cell towers don’t belong on school property and the new US policy supporting a UN treaty to reduce plastic production. Then Dr. David Bond of Bennington College talks about the curse of PFAS - those “forever" chemicals that manufacturers have been producing for more than fifty years despite knowing that they are toxic to humans.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about NY State banning neonic pesticides, lead in school drinking water, and how the Biden administration is interfering with regulations on baby formula in foreign countries. Then acclaimed author and NYU Professor Marion Nestle talks about food systems and politics. Read more about Marion at her website, www.foodpolitics.com

This week on Green Street, Patti & Doug talk about the hazards of pesticides and wildfire smoke. Then Dr. Megan Romano of Dartmouth University talks about how pregnancy can be impacted by endocrine-disrupting chemicals in our air, our water, our food, and the consumer products we buy...impacts that can have life-long consequences for the new baby.

This week on Green Street Patti and Doug talk about hazardous PFAS chemicals in lithium-ion batteries and Project 2025's plans to dismantle the EPA. Then author and plastic expert Erica Cirino talks about her work at the Plastic Pollution Coalition and the two guides they have produced; the Health Pregnancy Guide and the Health Baby Guide. More info at www. PlasticPollutionCoalition.org.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug discuss how climate change is impact the weather, and how the recent Supreme Court decision allowing courts to interpret laws instead of federal agencies will impact environmental cases. Then dietician and cancer expert Denise Snyder talks about the hazards of grilling meat on an open flame.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about pending legislation on PFAS and its ubiquity in firefighting gear. Then attorney Polly Marshall talks about her group's efforts to document the links between common personal care products and an increased risk of breast cancer. More information at www.breastcancerovertime.org.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug discuss how climate scientists view the dire situation of the planet, and how plastic recycling is a complete failure. Then attorney Stephen Joncus and his client Sabrina Siegel talk about the local power company in Eugene, Oregon, and how they are cutting off the power of people who don't want or can't tolerate digital wireless utility meters.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug discuss the hazards of tatoos and the plight of minority communities in Cancer Alley. Then Dr. Ann McCampbell and Susie Molloy discuss their battles with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS),and how they have learned to livel with this often debilitating condition.