Dismantling the EPA - with Dr. Kyla Bennett

The Trump administration is doing everything in its power to break the EPA. Will the agency survive?

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the rise of anti-bacterial resistance due to climate change, and the EPA’s latest attempt to weaken drinking water standards for PFAS chemicals. Then former EPA scientist Dr. Kyla Bennett, senior scientist at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, discusses how the critical EPA programs that were designed to protect human health and the environment are at risk under the current administration and how the loss of EPA scientists and policy experts could spell real trouble for us now and in the future. 

Dismantling the EPA - with Dr. Kyla BennettGreen Street with Patti & Doug Wood

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Links from the Interview

• The website for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) - https://peer.org/

Links from the News

• Antibiotics resistance is on the rise from climate change: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/26/climate-crisis-accelerating-antibiotic-resistance-across-world-salmonella-study

• The Trump administration is doing away with PFAS limits in drinking water: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/26/trump-administration-pfas-drinking-water-regulation

Dr. Kyla Bennett

RoundUp at the Supreme Court - with Jay Feldman

Does a pesticide manufacturer have an obligation to warn consumers about the potential hazards of using its product? The Supreme Court will decide.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the severe environmental impact mining for rare earth minerals has on local populations, and how living near cell towers increases your risk of developing cancer. Then Jay Feldman, Executive Director of non-profit Beyond Pesticides, talks about the Supreme Court case involving the popular pesticide RoundUp, and whether or not states can require the manufacturer to include a warning to consumers about the product’s toxicity. 

Roundp at the Supreme Court - with Jay FeldmanGreen Street with Patti & Doug Wood

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Links from the Interview

• The website of Beyond Pesticides: https://www.beyondpesticides.org/

• Listen to the "play-by-play" of the Supreme Court argument: https://www.beyondpesticides.org/resources/failure-to-warn/us-supreme-court%E2%80%94monsanto-v-durnell

Links from the News

• Critical minerals are the "oil of the 21st Century" - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/29/critical-minerals-are-oil-of-21st-century-as-demand-fuels-poverty-and-pollution-in-poorer-countries

• Living close to a cell antenna is harmful to your health: https://www.ehn.org/cell-tower-radiation-health-effects

Jay Feldman, Executive Director of Beyond Pesticides

Plastic's Toxic Troublemakers - with Dr. Leo Trasande

The chemicals contained in plastic items, from nail polish to synthetic clothing to food packaging, can disrupt normal sexual development and even prevent conception.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk abut a new study on wireless radiation and cancer, how America’s natural parks are opening up to the fossil fuel industry, and how the EPA is weakening regulations on toxins coming from burning plastic. Then Harvard-trained pediatrician Dr. Leo Trasande, an internationally recognized expert on endocrine disrupting chemicals, talks about the future of the UN’s World Plastic Treaty and what we’re learning about the devastating harm of the chemicals in plastic. 

Plastic's Toxic Troublemakers - with Dr. Leo TreasandeGreen Street with Patti & Doug Wood

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Links from the Interview:

• The website for Dr. Trasande's book "Sicker, Fatter, Poorer" https://www.leotrasande.com/sicker-fatter-poorer

• Read more about Dr. Trasande:

: https://www.leotrasande.com/about

• Endocrine-disrupting chemicals: implications for human health (study)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32707118/

Links from the News :

• Study shows exposure limits for radiation don't protect against cancer: https://www.ehn.org/cancer-wireless-radiation-limits

• Drill, Baby, Drill. Our national parks are open for the oil and gas industry: https://www.dw.com/en/drill-baby-drill-trump-opens-wilderness-to-big-energy/a-76411423

• The EPA wants to relax or eliminate regulations on emissions from companies that burn plastic: https://cen.acs.org/environment/pollution/epa-wants-to-let-plastic-incinerators-skirt-clean-air-act/104/web/2026/03

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"I'm Rich and I Don't Care"

I'm Rich and I Don't Care"Music and Lyrics by Doug Woof

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