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Updated: Nov 21

The powerful sugar industry has spent years downplaying the health impacts of sugar and promoting the use of fluoride in public water supplies.

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In the news this week, Patti and Doug talk about a new warning on plastic pollution and children's health, how play sand in Australia has been found to be laced with asbestos, and the EPA's head-scratching approval of another PFAS pesticide ingredient. Then scientific researcher Chris Neurath talks about his work uncovering documents that show how the sugar industry manipulated science and worked secretly behind the scenes to support community fluoridation programs despite evidence of fluoride's neurotoxicity and links to other serious health impacts.  


The Sugar Scandal with Chris NeurathGreen Street with Patti & Doug Wood

Links from the Interview

Chris Neurath's article published in PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41016930/


The Fluoride Action Network: https://fluoridealert.org/



The California court decision on fluoride in drinking water: https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024.09.24-Opinion.pdf


Links from the News

An EPA Committee issues warning about plastic and children's health:



The EPA is set to approve a brand new PFAS pesticide substance: https://www.thenewlede.org/2025/05/pfas-in-pesticide-epa/


Chris Neurath
Chris Neurath



 
 
 

Scientists around the world are trying to figure out what to do with our plastic problem and what it means for our future.

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This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about why recycled plastic contains more toxins than virgin plastic, how government energy positions are increasingly filled with former oil execs, and the first discovery of mosquitoes in Iceland. Then Dr. Christy Tyler, professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology talks about her work uncovering the sources of plastic pollution that end up in our water. 


Plastic in Our Water - with Dr. Christy Tyler

Links from the Interview

Dr. Tyler's page on the RIT website: https://www.rit.edu/directory/actsbi-christy-tyler


The Tyler Aquatic Ecology Lab at RIT: https://christytyler.weebly.com/


Links from the News




Dr. Christy Tyler
Dr. Christy Tyler

 
 
 
  • Writer: Green Street Radio
    Green Street Radio

Two dedicated individuals in Michigan are taking on a broad array of powerful interests to get PFAS out of their water.

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This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about plastic in the urinary tract linked to health risks, the EPA cutting funding for underserved communities, and the dismissal of a lawsuit against the EPA for failing to prevent contamination of farmland with PFAS. Then Sandy Wynn and Tony Spaniola from the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network tell how they were personally affected by PFAS in their water and how they are successfully fighting back against an array of powerful vested interests, including the military.


Green Street - Fighting PFAS in the Water

Links from the Interview

Learn more about the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network: www.glpan.org

Links from the News

Researchers find microplastics in people with urinary disease: https://bond.edu.au/news/microplastics-bladder-cancers-and-urine-samples



Court dismisses lawsuit againt EPA for failing to regulate PFAS in fertilizer: https://www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/epa-pfas-fertilizer-lawsuit-dismissed/




 
 
 
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