Hormone Trouble - with Dr. Tom Zoeller

Endocrine disrupting chemicals are changing the way your body works, whether you know it or not.

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 products off the shelf that can have serious, life-long impacts on children and adults. 

Green Street - Zoeller podcast

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Links from the Interview

Read an interview with Dr. Zoeller: https://www.endocrine.org/our-community/breakthroughs-and-improving-care/member-spotlight/thomas-zoeller

Links from the News

Kids playing on artificial turf get forever chemicals on their skin: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/15/athletes-higher-pfas-levels-artificial-turf

Texas establishes new legal system for businesses, backed by oil and gas interests: https://www.levernews.com/justice-brought-to-you-by-big-oil/

Plastic in your brain has increased 50% in the last eight years: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/21/microplastics-brain-pollution-health

Patti's Plastic Videos: https://www.grassrootsinfo.org/plasticpollution

Breast Cancer in a Bottle - with Polly Marshall

Personal care products can contain an array of synthetic chemicals linked to an increased risk of breast cancer.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about pending legislation on PFAS and its ubiquity in firefighting gear. Then attorney and activist 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.

Green Street - Breast Cancer in a Bottle

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Links from the interview:

• Breast Cancer Over Time:https://www.breastcancerovertime.org/

• Carcinogens linked to breast cancer (study):https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/study-environmental-carcinogens-linked-to-breast-cancer-risk/

Links from the news:

• Bans on forevor chemicals in Colorado, California, and Vermont:https://apnews.com/article/cosmetics-pfas-apparel-athletic-turf-vermont-4a576b96e4014a59b2c736344b2255d0

• PFAS in firefighter gear:https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2024/03/07/a-recent-study-shows-increased-pfas-risks-to-firefighters-as-their-protective-gear-ages/

• Op-ed: Why is the chemical industry pitting public health against economic growth?:https://www.ehn.org/chemical-industry-regulation-2659753767.html

Environmental Links to Breast Cancer with Dr. Sharima Rasanayagam

On this edition of Green Street, Patti and Doug talk with Dr. Sharima Rasanayagam, Science Director for Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, about the state of the evidence linking breast cancer with a host of chemicals in the environment.