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What's responsible for the worldwide decline in sperm that is making things difficult for those trying to have a baby?

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A worldwide decline in sperm is making things difficult for those trying to have a baby. This week in the news, Patti and Doug talk about the link between RF radiation and autism,  A Pew Foundation report on plastic pollution, and how chemicals in food are making us sick. The Dr. Shanna Swan, author of "Countdown – How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race" – talks about her work and how endocrine-disrupting chemicals may be interfering with our ability to reproduce. 


Links from the Interview

Dr. Swan's page about her book "Countdown" https://www.shannaswan.com/countdown

Dr. Swan's page at Mount Sinai: https://profiles.icahn.mssm.edu/shanna-h-swan


Links from the News


How plastic is harming your health (Breaking the Plasti Wave) https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/reports/2025/12/breaking-the-plastic-wave-2025


Study looking at links between RF (wireless) radiation and autism: https://www.ehn.org/wireless-radiation-autism-related-genes


Our website for high school kids to get involved with the plastic crisis: www.KidsCanFixTheWorld.org


Dr. Shanna Swan
Dr. Shanna Swan

 
 
 

Small family farms are critical to our food supply and our health.

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In the news this week, Patti and Doug talk about PFAS chemicals in firefighting turnout gear, health problems for kids who get cell phones before age 12, and how tattoo ink travels through the body causing trouble. Then Jennifer Fahy, communications director for Farm Aid, talks about the work of the organization and why protecting small family farms is more important than ever! 


Farm Trouble - with Jennifer FahyGreen Street with Patti & Doug Wood

Links from the Interview

The website of Farm Aid: https://www.farmaid.org/


Important issues for small farmers: https://www.farmaid.org/category/issues/


Links from the News


Kids who get cell phones early may be a nigher risk for health problems: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/children-smartphones-increased-risk-of-health-problems-study/


Study shows tattoo ink travels through your body: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2510392122


Jennifer Fahy of Farm Aid
Jennifer Fahy of Farm Aid

 
 
 

Scientists around the world are trying to figure out what to do with our plastic problem and what it means for our future.

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This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about why recycled plastic contains more toxins than virgin plastic, how government energy positions are increasingly filled with former oil execs, and the first discovery of mosquitoes in Iceland. Then Dr. Christy Tyler, professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology talks about her work uncovering the sources of plastic pollution that end up in our water. 


Plastic in Our Water - with Dr. Christy Tyler

Links from the Interview

Dr. Tyler's page on the RIT website: https://www.rit.edu/directory/actsbi-christy-tyler


The Tyler Aquatic Ecology Lab at RIT: https://christytyler.weebly.com/


Links from the News




Dr. Christy Tyler
Dr. Christy Tyler

 
 
 
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