Breast Cancer in a Bottle - with Polly Marshall

Personal care products can contain an array of synthetic chemicals linked to an increased risk of breast cancer.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about pending legislation on PFAS and its ubiquity in firefighting gear. Then attorney and activist Polly Marshall talks about her group's efforts to document the links between common personal care products and an increased risk of breast cancer. More information at www.breastcancerovertime.org.

Green Street - Breast Cancer in a Bottle

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Links from the interview:

• Breast Cancer Over Time:https://www.breastcancerovertime.org/

• Carcinogens linked to breast cancer (study):https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/study-environmental-carcinogens-linked-to-breast-cancer-risk/

Links from the news:

• Bans on forevor chemicals in Colorado, California, and Vermont:https://apnews.com/article/cosmetics-pfas-apparel-athletic-turf-vermont-4a576b96e4014a59b2c736344b2255d0

• PFAS in firefighter gear:https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2024/03/07/a-recent-study-shows-increased-pfas-risks-to-firefighters-as-their-protective-gear-ages/

• Op-ed: Why is the chemical industry pitting public health against economic growth?:https://www.ehn.org/chemical-industry-regulation-2659753767.html

Everything Has to Change - with Kyla Bennett

We can't continue on our current lifestyle trajectory and expect the human race to survive.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about white roofs and how they reduce urban heat, and a new study showing that chemicals from tires are ending up in our food supply. Then Kyla Bennett, Science Policy Director for PEER talks about the fate of humans in a world challenged by climate change, plastic pollution, and chemical toxins.

Green Street - Everything Has to Change!

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Links from the interview:

• Kyla Bennet and PEER:https://peer.org/author/kyla-bennett/

• Sewage sludge carrying PFAS:https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2024/02/08/pfas-sewage-sludge/

• Wild mammals only make up 4% of mammals on earth:https://ourworldindata.org/wild-mammals-birds-biomass

  
  

Links from the news:

• Saving cities from extreme heat:https://www.route-fifty.com/infrastructure/2024/07/surprisingly-simple-way-cities-could-save-people-extreme-heat/398073/:~:text=So%20scientists%20and%20urban%20designers,more%20passive,%20simple%20cooling%20techniques.

• Car tires shedding dangerous chemicals and plastics:https://civileats.com/2024/07/16/tracking-tire-plastics-and-chemicals-from-road-to-plate/#:~:text=Tire%2Dderived%20microplastics%20are%20a,the%20environment%20via%20tire%20microplastics.

The Loneliness of MCS

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) can mean a lifetime of discomfort, exclusion and loneliness.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug discuss the hazards of tatoos and the plight of minority communities in Cancer Alley. Then Dr. Ann McCampbell and Susie Molloy discuss their battles with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS),and how they have learned to livel with this often debilitating condition.

Green Street - The Loneliness of MCS

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Links from the interview:

• Summary of MCS:https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/multiple-chemical-sensitivity

• Dr. Ann McCampbell:https://annmccampbellmd.com/

• Effects of chemical sensitivities (study) :https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335518300457

Links from the news:

• Tattoos linked to lymphoma risks:https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2024/06/06/tattoos-linked-to-21-higher-risk-of-malignant-lymphoma-new-study-says/

• "Cancer Alley" residents are facing more than a lifetime exposure limit of carcinogens:https://www.ehn.org/cancer-alley-ethylene-oxide-2668508581.html