The Poisoning of America - with Sharon Udasin

Corporate greed and government acquiescence have created one of the great environmental crises of our lifetime.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the lawsuit that could bankrupt Greenpeace, the new study linking PFAS in drinking water with increased rates of cancer, and what’s really in that gum you’re chewing. Then author and investigative reporter Sharon Udasin talks about the new book she has co-authored, “Poisoning the Well - How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America,” which details the corporate greed and government acquiescence that has led to one of our greatest environmental and public health crises of our time. 

The Poisoning of America with Sharon Udasin

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Links from the Interview

Link to Sharon's book "Poisoning the Well" https://islandpress.org/events/sharon-udasin-poisoning-well

Follow Sharon on X: https://x.com/sharonudasin/status/1905277078758359183

Links from the News Greenpeace must pay $660,000,000 fine: https://apnews.com/article/greenpeace-dakota-access-pipeline-lawsuit-verdict-5036944c1d2e7d3d7b704437e8110fbb

Exposure to "forever chemicals" in drinking water linked to cancer: https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/2025/2/science-highlights/pfas-water-cancer

What's in that gum you're chewing? https://www.vice.com/en/article/rethink-chewing-gum-habit-essentially-plastic/

Fighting Fire in a Toxic World - with Silverio Caggiano

Our chemical world has made the job of fighting fires even more dangerous than it was.....

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about plastic in fertilizer ending up in our food supply, how the FDA allows 950 food additives that are prohibited in Europe, and how firefighters face a higher risk of brain cancer because of certain chemicals they are exposed to on the job. Then nationally-recognized hazmat expert and firefighter Silverio Caggiano talks about the new challenges facing firefighters today and his experience with the East Palestine rail disaster. More information and links can be found on our show website, GreenStreetNews.org. 

Fighting Fire in a Toxic Word - Silverio Caggiano

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Links from the Interview

Buckeye Environmental Network (where Silverio Caggiano is a board member) https://benohio.org/

Links from the News

Microplastics in fertilizers: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/11/fertilizers-microplastics-us-cropland

How the food industry escapes scrutiny from the FDA: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-chemicals-food-supply/ Firefighters face a higher risk of brain cancer from chemical: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-firefighters-higher-brain-cancer-gene.html

Living in a World of Chemicals - with Dr. Arlene Blum

We all live in a chemical soup, and some of those chemicals can be really harmful. Dr. Arlene Blum is working to make things better.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about big problems for Fiji water, how the EPA is eliminating a database of hazardous chemicals used by scientists around the world, and how RFK Jr., wants to eliminate food dyes from most foods in America. Then Dr. Arlene Blum, founder and CEO of the Green Science Policy Institute, talks about the health and safety problems associated with flame retardants in lithium-ion battery housings, and her work trying to get regulators to look substances, in this case polymers, that are currently unregulated.

Living in a World of Chemicals with Dr. Arlene Blum

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Links from the Interview

Home page of the amazing Dr. Arlene Blum: https://www.arleneblum.com/

The Green Chemistry Policy Institute: https://greensciencepolicy.org/

Dr. Blum's latest column in Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/arleneblum/2025/02/02/why-are-toxic-flame-retardants-in-your-earbuds/

Links from the News:

The Plastic Pollution Coalition files a lawsuit against Fiji water: https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/blog/2025/2/3/plastic-pollution-coalition-files-false-and-deceptive-marketing-complaint-against-makers-of-fiji-water

Republicans take aim at the EPA's IRIS database: https://www.propublica.org/article/legislation-targets-epa-science-toxic-chemicals

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to rid the food supply of harmful dyes: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/12/rfk-jr-pressures-pepsico-kraft-heinz-to-remove-artificial-dyes.html#:~:text=Removing%20artificial%20dyes%20from%20the,that%20was%20viewed%20by%20CNBC.