The Loneliness of MCS

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) can mean a lifetime of discomfort, exclusion and loneliness.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug discuss the health hazards of tatoos (the inks can be toxic) and the plight of minority communities in the area of Texas called "Cancer Alley." Then Dr. Ann McCampbell and Susie Molloy discuss their battles with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS),and how they have learned to live with this often debilitating condition.

Green Street - Loneliness of MCS

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Links from the interview:

• Summary of MCS:https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/multiple-chemical-sensitivity

• Dr. Ann McCampbell:https://annmccampbellmd.com/

• Effects of chemical sensitivities (study) :https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335518300457

Links from the news:

• Tattoos linked to lymphoma risks:https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2024/06/06/tattoos-linked-to-21-higher-risk-of-malignant-lymphoma-new-study-says/

• "Cancer Alley" residents are facing more than a lifetime exposure limit of carcinogens:https://www.ehn.org/cancer-alley-ethylene-oxide-2668508581.html

Pipelines Filled with Trouble - with Justin Nobel

Highly toxic and radioactive fracking waste is being transported through makeshift pipelines with no government oversight. What could go wrong?

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about petrochemical plants dumping toxins in the nearby water, how Cambodian brick factories burning plastic clothes for fuel are making workers sick, and how wildfires in California are creating toxic air and debris from burning plastic structures, furnishings and personal items. Then investigative reporter Justin Nobel talks about the secret network of unregulated pipelines in fracking country carrying highly toxic and radioactive waste to unknown destinations. 

Green Street - Justin Nobel podcast

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Links from the Interview

The Secret Pipelines Carrying Toxic Fracking Waste: https://www.desmog.com/2024/12/23/josh-shapiro-seneca-resources-whistleblower-demands-pennsylvania-gov-fix-completely-unregulated-fracking-wastewater-network/

Big Oil's Dangerous Radioactive Secret: https://www.desmog.com/2024/04/24/petroleum-238-fracking-big-oil-dangerous-secret-justin-noble-ohio-west-virginia-toxic-waste/

Links from the News

Petrochemical plants pour millions of pounds of pollutants into water: https://www.ehn.org/petrochemical-plants-send-pollutants-into-waterways-2670496106.html

Cambodian brick kilns powered by synthetic clothing scraps: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68102771

Wildfires and burning plastic: https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/blog/2025/1/17/plastic-chemicals-in-wildfire-smoke-and-how-to-protect-yourself

Making Polluters Pay for Climate Change - with Anne Rabe

A new law in New York will make greenhouse gas producers pay $75 billion to help offset the costs of dealing with climate change.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about popular foods that are contaminated with plastic particles, the secret network of pipelines carrying toxic radioactive waste from fracking operations, and the proposal to bury millions of tons of carbon under the Gulf of Mexico. Then Anne Rabe, Environmental Policy Director at NYPIRG, talks about New York’s groundbreaking Climate Change Superfund Act, which requires greenhouse gas polluters to pay $75 billion to help defray the costs of dealing with powerful storms and other impacts of climate change.

Making Polluters Pay for Climate Change -with Anne Rabe

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Links from the Interview

NYPIRG's page on climate change and the New York State law: https://www.nypirg.org/climatechange/

Links from the News:

Plastic is contaminating popular food items: https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/22/health/plastics-food-wellness-scn/index.html

Secret pipelines are carrying toxic radioactive waste, with no regulations: https://www.desmog.com/2024/12/23/josh-shapiro-seneca-resources-whistleblower-demands-pennsylvania-gov-fix-completely-unregulated-fracking-wastewater-network/

Storing carbon dioxide under the Gulf of Mexico: https://www.desmog.com/2024/12/30/developers-eye-louisiana-texas-coasts-for-offshore-carbon-storage/