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Features Wendy Perdue of the University of the Richmond School of Law, Hilari Varnadore of the U.S. Green Building Council, and Dr. Frank Shallenberger from the Nevada Center of alternative and Anti Aging Medicine. Wendy Perdue talks about why it is important for buildings to achieve LEED certification by the U.S. Green Building Council and the effect on our environmental health. Hilari Varnadore...

Features Ruth Ann Norton of Green and Healthy Housing, Stephanie McCarter, M.D. from Environmental Health Center of Dallas, and Bill Walsh of the Healthy Building Network. Ruth Ann Norton discusses the harmful impacts of “Sick Building Syndrome” on day to day brain function and health. Stephanie McCarter, M.D. explains how long term exposure to indoor materials and chemicals affect longterm health...

Features Tierra Curry of the Center for Diversity and Dr. Aaron Bernstein from the Center for Climate. Tierra Curry discusses eco system services and sheds light on how important pollination is to our agriculture and overall health. Dr. Aaron Bernstein draws the connection between the effects of climate change our eco system and our health.

Features Grace Edinger of Earth Force, Lizbeth Ibarra of Youth Vs Apocalypse, and Aaryaman Singhal of Sunrise Movement Dallas. Grace Edinger discusses the importance of teaching activism for sustainable change in early development. Lizbeth Ibarra talks about climate justice organization through youth proactivity, and environmental racism. Aaryaman Singhal informs listeners on the political efforts...

Features Will Anderson of the World Resources Institute and Dr. Susan Abookire, MD. Will Anderson points out the diversity in our eco-systems and explains how clean toxins from tropical forests effects human health. Dr. Abookire discusses the medicinal benefits of trees, plants, and forests.

Features Kathleen Rogers of Earth Day Network, Michael Morris of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, and Michael Cain of EarthxFilm and EarthxTV. Kathleen Rogers discusses the origins, positive impacts, and political ramifications of Earth Day. Michael Morris explains how Earth Day directly relates to clean transportation efforts in North Texas. Michael Cain reveals the lineup of films...

Features Dr. David Gilkey of Montana Technological University, Andria Ventura of Clean Water Action, and Katie Huffling of Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments. Dr. Gilkey draws connections between environmental, human health and our water degradation. Andria Ventura discusses drinking water, pollution prevention,  source water protection, and even how pharmaceuticals impact our water....

Features Denise Hickey of North Texas Municipal Water District and Jennifer Clary of Clean Water Action. Denise Hickey grants local listeners an inside scoop on Dallas Water management, sanitation, and storage. Jennifer Clary speaks on why water policy matters, and the importance of groundwater. Tune in to this episode to get a better grasp on where groundwater comes from, how it’s stored, sanitiz...

Features Tom Szaky, TerraCycle's CEO and Founder, and BJ Cummings of The University of Washington. Tom Szaky shares about TerraCycle’s connection to clean water, plastic pollution, and sustainability. BJ cummings gives listeners a look into our urban waterways, their importance, and the degradation urban waterway pollution causes in our cities and homes. This episode hits home and reminds listener...

Featuring Marin Hawk, Fisheries and Commercial Manager for the Marine Stewardship Council-US (MSC). Marin unpacks the major threats and issues to our Oceans, explores the direct pollution as a result of human activity, and explains the connection between climate change and ocean health.  Listeners gain a special look into the Marine Stewardship Council in the second part of the episode. Marin...

Features Jeffrey Logan of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Joshua D. Rhodes, Ph. D. of the University of Texas, Austin and Julie McNamara of Union of Concerned Scientists. These experts address the clean energy imperative, and improvements & pitfalls in our energy sector since interviewing Dr. Hayhoe  last season, as well as the exciting opportunities on the horizon. Julie...

Features, Jonathan Buonocore of Harvard C-CHANGE, and Elizabeth Parks of Parks Associates. Jonathan Buonocore and Elizabeth Parks unpack the fossil fuel industry, the alternative options, and the big question: are they really dying out? Jonathan shares incredible insight about the chemical makeup and health impacts of gasoline, the hazards of natural gas, and the replacement alternatives available...

Features, Seth Shonkoff Ph. D. of PSE (Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy), and Dr. Melissa Lott of Columbia University. Dr. Shonkoff and Dr. Lott break down the good the bad and the ugly of energy production and human health. Dr. Shonkoff speaks about optimizing not only the production but also the storage and distribution of the energy sector, trends in home energy use, and...

Features Kit Kennedy of the NRDC, and Dr. Todd Cowen of Cornell University. The two experts unpack the good, the bad, and the ugly of energy production, supply, and use on our natural and built environment. Kit dives into the possibility for clean energy regulations; offers easy ways to convert to sustainable energy; and connects climate change and energy production. Dr. Cowen sheds light on the c...

Features, Dr. David Bishai of Johns Hopkins and Peter Borkëy of OECD, and a Community Pulse segment with Heidi Solba of Let's Do It World. These three experts shed light on the important connection between the economy, our healthcare industry, and our waste systems. Dr. Bishai explains the term healthcare economy and unpacks what it truly means. Peter Borkëy unpacks the benefits of a circular econ...

Features Dr. William Suk of NIEHS, and Dr. Callie Babbit of the Rochester Institute of Technology and a Community Pulse segment with Terry Shultz is of United Electronic Recycling, LLC. The three experts break down the most prevalent types of hazardous, toxic and E-waste, and where they come from. Dr. Suk shares his expertise on the connection between public health and hazardous waste. Dr. Babbit...

Features, Dr. David Carpenter of University at Albany, SUNY 's School of Public Health, and James Isensee of RPS Group , with a special Community Pulse segment with Danielle McClelland from the City of Dallas . These experts join HLHP and enlighten listeners about the various different health impacts of landfill leaching, waste-contaminated water and soil, and toxic trash-induced air pollution. Th...

Features, Debra Reinhart of The University of Central Florida, and Kate O’Neill of UC Berkeley. With the recent holidays, and in the midst of a COVID-19 world, full of online ordering and shipping, these two expert guests join HLHP Radio for a timely episode that unpacks American’s relationship with overconsumption, waste, and the impact on our environment. Debra and Kate cover a range of differen...

Features Dr. Renee Salas Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Massachusetts General Hospital, and Dr. Jeremy Hess, Professor of the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, Global Health, and Emergency Medicine at the University of Washington. The two come together for this very special episode to give a briefing on the 2020 Lancet Countdown. They bring their special expertise as l...

Features, Justin Colacino, Ph. D. of Michigan State University and Nsedu Obot Witherspoon of the Children’s Environmental Health Network. These experts join HLHP Radio for a roundtable discussion about the ongoing study of the connection between plastics and cancer. They site their own scientific findings, speaks about the variance in cancers, unpack BPA (what it is and how it harms our bodies), a...

Featuring Madeline Kaufman, of Debris Free Oceans and M.B. Kirkham, Ph. D., of Kansas State University. These experts unpack the impacts of plastic pollution on the water we drink, the seafood and produce we eat, and more. They cover the newly studied impacts of microplastics on soil and the connection between soil pollution in our oceans and soil pollution on our land.

Features Jane Patton of Center for Environmental International Law and Dr. Shanna Swan of Mount Sinai Health Systems. Jane unpacks the environmental pollution at every level of plastic production, consumption and disposal. She reminds listeners that although durable, the trade-off of plastic pollution is not worth the environmental degradation. She speaks about the Plastic Free Presidency (PPAP) p...

Featuring Dr. Chris Dicus of Cal Poly, and Dr. David Bowman of the University of Tasmania. These two experts bring an incredible perspective on the wildfires impacting both California and Australia, as well as the patterns around the world. Dr. Dicus speaks about the various fire risks and causes from wind-events, and downed power lines, to lightning storms and pre-existing unhealthy forest condit...

Join guests, Betty Murray and Christie Sayes in this Nourish Thanksgiving Special, as they speak about the connection of food and nutrition to the health of our bodies and planet. Expert guests discuss vegan and plant-based options, supportive and healthy habits and traditions we have with food. To learn more about this special episode visit: https://online.nourishedfestival.com/tradeshow/sessions...

Features Dr. Nielsen-Gammon of Texas A&M and Dr. Jim Diaz of Louisiana State University. Dr. Nielsen-Gammon helps local listeners understand the weather patterns and extreme weather in Texas. Some of these patterns are predictable, some are more sporadic. For example, we’ve experienced one degree Celsius in warming, as as a result, our rainfall (and storms) have greatly increased. Dr. Nielsen-...