Grassroots with Patti & Doug Wood

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about micro- and nanoplastic particles and what we can do to reduce them. Then biologist, author and cancer survivor Dr. Sandra Steingraber talks about her efforts to stop the expansion of natural gas infrastructure and the tactics the industry is using to silence any opposition.

This week on Green Street Patti and Doug talk about why processed foods are so addictive, and how telecoms are getting rid of copper land lines. Then investigative reporters Barbara Laker and David Gambacorta talk about their series in the Philadelphia Inquirer about artificial turf and members of the Phillies baseball team who all developed brain cancer after years of playing on the field.

This week on Green Street, Patti & Doug discuss the failure of the FDA to regulate chemicals in food, and how new language in the farm bill will prohibit states from regulating pesticides. Then author and investigative reporter Justin Nobel talks about the extremely high levels of radiation from fracking and how the industry is trying to keep it quiet.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about major universities taking big donations from the oil and gas industry, and the proposed settlement in the East Palestine disaster. Then Dr, Tracey Woodruff talks about her years at the EPA and how the government regulates toxins in the environment.

On this edition of Green Street, Patti & Doug discuss the hazard of pollution from gas stoves, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's recent decision to eliminate any reference to climate change in state regulations. Then Dr, Marcus Garcia talks about his discovery of tiny pieces of plastic in tissue from a human placenta, and what it means for human health.

This week on Grassroots Patti and Doug discuss formaldehyde in consumer products, toxic seat foam in cars, and washing machine filters to catch plastic particles. Then Patti talks about the BabySafe Project, which alerts pregnant women to the potential harm from exposing baby to wireless radiation.

This week on Grassroots, Patti & Doug discuss plastic pollution from artificial turf fields and the discovery of TFA "forever" chemicals in drinking water everywhere in the world. Then food engineer Jackie Bowen, Executive Director of the Clean Label Project, talks about chemical toxins in baby food and what we can do about it. More information at www. CleanLabelProject.org,

This week on Grassroots Patti & Doug talk about the EPA finally regulating a few chemicals and Martha's Vinyard banning artificial turf sports fields. Then Dr. Leo Trasande, pediatrician, author, and delegate to the UN International Negotiating Committee on Plastics talks about the imperative to put human health at the top of the list of concerns about plastic pollution.

This week on Grassroots, Patti & Doug talk about the toxicity of plastic recycling and its impact on human health. Then Sierra Club Connecticut's Martha Klein talks about the proposed "Project Maple" pipeline that will increase the flow of natural gas when we desperately need to stop burning fossil fuels.

After Doug's diatribe about the new TV commercials for the plastic industry and Patti's discussion of immune system diseases exacerbated by climate change, the hosts talk with PFAS expert Tracey Frisch about how the "forever chemicals" get into the waste stream and what happens when fertilizer containing PFAS is spread on farmland.

This week on Grassroots Patti and Doug talk about synthetic turf and the government's food guidelines. Then Dr. Mark Miller, Director Emeritus of the Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, talks about children and how they are impacted by environmental exposures.

Are you allowing the sun to set your internal body clock? Are you confusing your body looking at blue light screens late at night? This week Patti and Doug talk with light specialist Dr. Josh Rosenthal about how our bodies were designed to be in rhythm with the sun, and how being aware of light can keep us healthy.

We all need clean water. This week, after the headlines, Patti and Doug speak with attorney and Environment America's water specialist John Rumpler about water quality, the Clean Water Act, Congress, lead pipes, PVC, PFAS and other things that threaten our water supply.

This week on Grassroots Patti and Doug talk with Dr. David Bond about forever chemicals, how (and why) they were created, what the manufacturers knew about their toxicity, and what consumers should know about avoiding them whenever possible.

This week on Grassroots Patti and Doug talk with world-renowned epidemiologist Dr. Devra Davis about the new edition of her book "Disconnect" - all about cell phone radiation and its impact on human health.

This week on Grassroots Patti and Doug talk with Mike Belliveau of non-profit Defend Our Health about what scientists are finding in every plastic bottle. Recently, researchers found more than 240,000 tiny pieces of plastic in a single 16-ounce bottle of water.

This week on Grassroots we talk about endocrine-disrupting phthalates in practically everything in the grocery store, and how California's plastic bag law has backfired. Then we interview Leah Segedie, founder and visionary behind the consumer testing website Mamavation, and what why so many women use her site for verified information about consumer products.

This week on Grassroots, after the news of the day (mostly about our own Boston Tea Party), the subject is wireless technology and its impact on the lives of our children. Our special guest is Dr. Erica Mallery-Blythe, UK-trained physician and founder of the Physician's Health Initiative for Radiation and Environment (PHIRE). Dr. Mallery-Blythe was a primary signatory of the International Declarat...

This week on Grassroots, Patti and Doug speak with science researcher Madeleine Milne, lead author of a new study showing that tiny bits of plastic are in virtually every type of protein tested. The more processed the food, the more plastic it contains. Learn more at www. Grassrootsinfo.org.

This week on GSN Dr. Stephanie Seneff talks about her research regarding the link between the world's most popular pesticide and the alarming rise in cases of autism, including the role that diet may play in increasing exposure and exacerbating symptoms.

This week on GSN, Patti and Doug talk about the headlines of the week. Then Ruth Moss and Dr. Kent Chamberlin, organizers of the One Name Project, talk about sensitivity to RF radiation and their worldwide effort to establish a single name for the condition affecting thousand of people around the world.

This week on GSN, New York Sierra Club's Tracy Frisch talks about the "forever" chemicals known as PFAS, and why spreading sewage sludge on farmland, as recently recommended by NY Governor Hochul, is a really, really bad idea that will contaminate that farmland forever.

This week on GSN, investigative reporters Barbara Laker and David Gambacorta of the Philadelphia Inquirer talk about their series on the health impacts of synthetic turf, including the high rate of brain cancer among Philadelphia Phillies players.

This week on GSN Patti and Doug revisit segments from some of the most interesting shows of the year!

This week on GSN Patti and Doug talk about obesity research, synthetic turf disposal and EPA's regulation of PFAS. Then Dr. Leo Trasande talks about the health impacts of exposure to the chemicals in plastic, the economic impacts, and why the world needs to turn off the plastic tap now.