The ChildSafe School - Part One

School is a child's second home, but the products used in and around schools can contain an array of chemicals known to be harmful to kids.

In the news this week, Patti and Doug talk about the Trump administration blocking wind power projects, harmful chemicals found in baby mattresses, and how the EPA has disbanded the department to study nitrates in drinking water. Then in Part One of a two-part series, we focus on environmental exposures in schools, addressing toxic cleaning products, diesel exhaust from idling school buses, and pesticides commonly used on school grounds. More information including scientific studies, policy suggestions, Q&A sheets, and videos available on the program website. www.TheChildSafeSchool.org. 

The ChildSafe School Part OneGreen Street with Patti & Doug Wood

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Links from the Interview

• The website of the ChildSafe School: https://www.thechildsafeschool.org/

• Cleaning Products: https://www.thechildsafeschool.org/cleaning-products

• Diesel Exhaust: https://www.thechildsafeschool.org/diesel-exhaust

• Playing Field Pesticides: https://www.thechildsafeschool.org/turf-pesticides

Links from the News

• Court orders Pentagon to stop blocking wind projects: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/climate/pentagon-reviews-wind-farms-court-order.html

• Baby mattresses contain an array of chemicals: https://www.ehn.org/infants-mattresses-toxic-chemicals

• EPA is backing off investigation of nitrates in drinking water: https://investigatemidwest.org/2026/08/05/epa-stalls-long-planned-nitrate-cancer-review-as-pollution-crisis-grows/

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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Raising Healthy Kids in a Toxic World - with Dr. Michelle Perro

Rates of childhood cancer, asthma, obesity and other diseases are rising at an alarming rate. What can we do?

This week, Patti and Doug talk about testing drinking water for microplastics, a big court victory for residents of Cancer Alley, and how schools are unprepared to meet new HHS food pyramid guidelines. Then pediatrician and author Dr. Michelle Perro talks about what worries her most about children's health, the importance of good nutrition, and steps we can take together to improve outcomes for our kids.

Raising Healthy Kids in a Toxic World - with Dr. Michelle PerroGreen Street with Patti & Doug Wood

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Links from the Interview

• Dr. Perro's website: https://gmoscience.org/

• "What's Making Our Children Sick?" by Michelle Perro and Vincanne Adams

https://bookstore.acresusa.com/products/whats-making-our-children-sick?

Links from the News

• States are requesting the EPA to test water for microplastics: https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/blog/2025/12/8/win-on-microplastics-seven-states-call-for-federal-tracking-plastic-particles-in-drinking-water

• Victory in court for residents of Cancer Alley: https://capitalbnews.org/cancer-alley-residents-pollution-lawsuit/

• Schools are struggling with new food guidelines: https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5689296-rfk-jr-food-pyramid-school-lunch/

• Patti's recipe for red lentil soup: https://www.helping2heal.org/post/red-lentil-soup

Dr. Michelle Perro