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 internat

Synthetic fabric clothing is not only contaminating our world with microplastics, but it’s also impacting our ability to reproduce. This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the environmental legacy of war, state efforts to ban artificial food dyes, and what kinds of chemicals are often found in baby mattresses. Then investigative reporter and author Alden Wicker talks about fast fashion, synthetic fabrics, and how our throw-away relationship with cheap clothing i

Are you one of the growing number of people who are adversely affected by exposure to wireless radiation? In the news this week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about how toxic chemicals found widely in food are contributing to mental health decline in young people, and the legal battle over whether the EPA failed to warn farmers about PFAS chemicals in biosolid fertilizers. Then Ruth Moss, founder and President of EMR Syndrome Alliance, talks about her personal quest to