Standing Up to the Natural Gas Industry - with Dr. Sandra Steingraber

Award-winning author and biologist Dr. Sandra Steingraber talks about our dependence on fossil fuels and the path forward.

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.

Green Street - Sandra Steingraber

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Links from the interview:

• Health risks of gas stoves:https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-health-risks-of-gas-stoves-explained/

• Health impacts from compressor stations:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10616731/

• Heated public meeting concerning the Iroquois Pipeline:https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/iroquois-pipeline-athens-19457818.php&ved=2ahUKEwj7ge-Gk-aHAxVZEFkFHdYyCjUQFnoECBsQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3rrSQoZESxAZ6kVoypZT7v

Links from the news:

• Microplastics and IBD:https://www.healthcentral.com/condition/inflammatory-bowel-disease/can-microplastics-cause-inflammatory-bowel-disease

• Solar and wind energy to see large growth:https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61242#:~:text=As%20a%20result%20of%20new,286%20billion%20kWh%20in%202025.

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

Chemical Exposures and Pregnancy - with Dr. Megan Romano

his week on Green Street, Patti & Doug talk about the hazards of pesticides and wildfire smoke. Then Dr. Megan Romano of Dartmouth University talks about how pregnancy can be impacted by endocrine-disrupting chemicals in our air, our water, our food, and the consumer products we buy...impacts that can have life-long consequences for the new baby.

Green Street - Chemical Exposures and Pregnancy

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Links from the interview:

• How are we exposed to PFAS?:https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/pfc#:~:text=PFAS%20are%20used%20in%20the,or%20breathing%20air%20containing%20PFAS.

• Corsi-Rosenthal boxes redue air pollution:https://sph.brown.edu/news/2023-01-09/corsi-rosenthal-boxes#:~:text=Importantly%2C%20Braun's%20research%20team%20found,decreased%20by%2040%20to%2060%25.

• EWG's guide to personal care products:https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/

• PFAS chemicals and their impacts:https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2024/05/pulling-out-all-stops-against-pervasive-pollutants

Links from the news:

• Wildfire smoke linked to dementia diagnosis:https://aaic.alz.org/releases-2024/exposure-wildfire-smoke-raises-dementia-risk.asp#:~:text=Reported%20for%20the%20first%20time,average%20wildfire%20PM2.5%20exposure.

• Pesticides may increase cancer risk as much as smoking:https://www.health.com/pesticides-cancer-risk-smoking-study-8687856#:~:text=Pesticide%20exposure—especially%20near%20farming,Hodgkin's%20lymphoma%2C%20and%20bladder%20cancer.