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Pollinators in Peril - with Dr. Tara Cornelisse

  • Writer: Green Street Radio
    Green Street Radio

Changes in our environment are having a devastating impact on the little creatures who make our natural world function.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug discuss the EPA’s plan to ease scheduled restrictions on certain types of asbestos, and the failure of the New York Assembly to pass any of the strong environmental protection bills which had broad public and legislative support. Then entomologist Dr. Tara Cornelisse, Lead Zoologist of NatureServe, joins the conversation to talk about the plight of our pollinator population, and what we need to do to protect this critical part of our interdependent natural world.

Pollinators in Peril - with Dr. Tara Cornelisse

Links from the Interview

Website of NatureServe: https://www.natureserve.org/


Links from the News

EPA planning to ease scheduled restrictions on asbestos: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/us/epa-trump-asbestos-ban-delay.html

Dr. Tara Cornelisse - Lead Zoologist at NatureServe
Dr. Tara Cornelisse - Lead Zoologist at NatureServe

 
 
 

Targeting Kids with Food Ads - with Dr. DeAnna Nara

  • Writer: Green Street Radio
    Green Street Radio

Food marketers are zeroing in on our kids with ads for food that will make them sick.

This week on Green Street Patti and Doug talk about New York’s plastic packaging reduction bill, how fish in rivers and lakes in Michigan are not fit for consumption, and how the new generation of “quasi-ceramic” pans may contain toxic chemicals. Then Dr. DeAnna Nara of the Center for Science in the Public Interest talks about food marketing and how kids are being targeted from all directions with ads for unhealthy food. 

Targeting Kids With Food Ads - with Dr. DeAnna Nara

Links from the Interview:

Center for Science in the Public Interest: https://www.cspinet.org/


Links from the News Learn about New York State's Plastic Packaging Reduction bill: https://www.beyondplastics.org/press-releases/ny-packaging-passes-senate-2025#


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Plastic Fashion: Not So Pretty - with Alden Wicker

  • Writer: Green Street Radio
    Green Street Radio

Updated: Jun 13, 2025

Plastic clothing is not only a worldwide pollution problem but a human health threat as well.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about our rapidly deteriorating oceans, how data centers are providing heat for homes in Norway, and a new study about toxic chemicals in plumbing fixtures including shower heads. Then award-winning author Alden Wicker talks about fast fashion, and how plastic clothing is not only a worldwide pollution problem but a health problem as well. 

Plastic Fashion: Not So Pretty - with Alden Wicker

Links from the Interview

To Dye For - How Toxic Fashion Is Making Us Sick–and How We Can Fight Back https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/705645/to-dye-for-by-alden-wicker/

Alden Wicker's website: https://www.aldenwicker.com/


Links from the News

Scientists call for urgent ocean protections as warming seas threaten ecosystems: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04062025/one-ocean-science-congress-destructive-industrial-fishing/


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