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Dismantling the EPA - with Dr. Kyla Bennett

  • Writer: Green Street Radio
    Green Street Radio

The Trump administration is doing everything in its power to break the EPA. Will the agency survive?


This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the rise of anti-bacterial resistance due to climate change, and the EPA’s latest attempt to weaken drinking water standards for PFAS chemicals. Then former EPA scientist Dr. Kyla Bennett, senior scientist at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, discusses how the critical EPA programs that were designed to protect human health and the environment are at risk under the current administration and how the loss of EPA scientists and policy experts could spell real trouble for us now and in the future. 


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Links from the Interview

• The website for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) - https://peer.org/



Links from the News


• The Trump administration is doing away with PFAS limits in drinking water: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/26/trump-administration-pfas-drinking-water-regulation


Dr. Kyla Bennett
Dr. Kyla Bennett


 
 
 

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

  • Writer: Green Street Radio
    Green Street Radio

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.


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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


Links from the News


• 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
Dr. Michelle Perro

 
 
 

The Plastic Fiber Fiasco - with Dr. Lisa Erdle

  • Writer: Green Street Radio
    Green Street Radio

Tiny plastic fibers, mostly from the clothes we wear, are ending up in our air, our food, and our own bodies. But there are solutions on the horizon.


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This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the hidden costs of our dependence on fossil fuels, the EPA's effort to reduce state and local control over pipelines and power plants, and how New England states are joining together to promote residential heat pumps. Then Dr. Lisa Erdle, Director of Science and Innovation at non-profit 5 Gyres, talks about how scientists are now identifying tiny fibers from our clothing as one of the major culprits in the worldwide plastic pollution problem. 


Links from the Interview

The website of 5 Gyres: https://www.5gyres.org/


Links from the News


• Trump administration seeks to limit the ability of local governments to oversee major energy projects: https://apnews.com/article/water-trump-epa-section-401-data-centers-42716f21a37cadf624e2d7dee05fa3c3



• Video from the first symposium of the Forums for a Nuclear-Free New York: https://www.grassrootsinfo.org/forums


Dr. Lisa Erdle
Dr. Lisa Erdle

 
 
 
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