2025 was a complicated year for environmental health. This week on Green Street , Patti and Doug review some of the top environmental health news stories of the year, including PFAS “forever” chemicals in drinking water and their links to cancer, how the administration is slowly but surely dismantling the EPA, concerns about increasing air pollution (and human suffering) from plastic recycling in Texas, how big tech’s data centers are depleting water resources in areas that a

Social media is taking a huge toll on our families, our communities and our nation. This February, it’s time to push back.  In the news this week, Patti and Doug talk about the proliferation of plastic particles in agriculture and what it means for the world, and the growing interest in community geothermal systems to reduce the need for fossil fuels and cut energy costs. Then Diego Hidalgo, founder of the “OFF” movement, explains his vision of a worldwide campaign to regain

What's responsible for the worldwide decline in sperm that is making things difficult for those trying to have a baby? A worldwide decline in sperm is making things difficult for those trying to have a baby. This week in the news, Patti and Doug talk about the link between RF radiation and autism,  A Pew Foundation report on plastic pollution, and how chemicals in food are making us sick. The Dr. Shanna Swan, author of "Countdown – How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm C