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/

The Fight Over Fluoride - with Dr. Paul Connett

Delivering fluoride through public water supplies was never a good idea. Now we find out, it lowers IQ in children.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about Trump’s environmental agenda, the alarming national drought, how AI is creating mountains of e-waste, and the fact that it's raining PFAS chemicals in Miami (and everywhere else!) Then Dr. Paul Connett, founder of the Fluoride Action Network, talks about the dangers of adding fluoride to public drinking water, new U.S. government studies showing that exposure to fluoride lowers IQ in children, and the recent court decision ordering the EPA to regulate the toxic substance. 

Green Street - Paul Connett - Podcast

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Links from the Interview

Link to the Fluoride Action Network: https://fluoridealert.org/

Link to the judge's decision in the fluoride case: https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024.09.24-Opinion.pdf

More information about fluoride: https://www.grassrootsinfo.org/flouride

Links from the News

What a Trump presidency could mean for environmental health: https://www.ehn.org/donald-trump-wins-us-presidency-what-that-could-mean-for-the-environment-2669621858.html

The U.S. drought crisis: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/05/states-drought-climate-crisis

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.