Green Street Radio

10/03/2025

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about in the urinary tract linked to risks, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cutting funding for underserved communities, and the dismissal of a lawsuit against the EPA for failing to prevent contamination of farmland with . Then Sandy Wynn and Tony Spaniola from the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network tell how they were personally affected by PFAS in their and how they are successfully fighting back against an array of powerful vested interests, including the

Listen today at 2PM EST on WBAI 99.5 FM New York and Monday at 2PM PST on KPFA Radio or anytime at greenstreetnews.org

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10/01/2025

Today starts Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

On Green Street, Polly Marshall, founder of Breast Cancer Over Time, speaks with Patti and Doug about the personal care products that are linked to an increase in cancer risk.

Listen at: https://www.greenstreetnews.org/post/breast-cancer-in-a-bottle-with-polly-marshall

New episodes of Green Street premiere every Friday at 2PM EST on WBAI 99.5 FM New York and every Monday at 2PM PST on KPFA Radio. Listen any time on your favorite podcast platform or at greenstreetnews.org

09/26/2025

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about dramatic new findings that environmental exposures are causing humans to age faster and suffer from earlier, and how air pollution can cause in children. After the premiere of a new song, “Enough Is Enough,” The Breakthrough Institute's Dr. Zeke Hausfather talks about his work on climate change and the various kinds of solutions being proposed to reduce the intensity of heating while we simultaneously reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.

Today at 2PM EST on WBAI 99.5 FM New York, 2PM PST Monday on KPFA Radio, and any time at greenstreetnews.org.

09/19/2025

Monday, at 2PM PST on KPFA Radio On Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about how plants take up plastic and what it means for agriculture (and your ), how plastic dust from sites is a major source of worldwide pollution, and why the smoke from wildfires is much more hazardous and damaging than previously understood. Then Dr. Veena Singla from the NRDC (National Resources Defense Council) talks about the various ways in which manufacturers are trying – so far unsuccessfully – to their product and convince the public that our global plastic crisis can be easily solved.

Listen Monday at 2PM on KPFA Radio or anytime at greenstreetnews.org.

09/19/2025

Today, at 2PM EST on WBAI 99.5 FM New York: Is New York State falling behind on addressing climate change? Join Patti and Doug as they talk with Earthjustice’s Liz Moran about how Governor Kathy Hochul and powerful business interests are holding back progress on the most critical issue of our time.

09/16/2025

Did you miss Green Street this week? Grants are being cancelled, government scientists are being fired, university research centers are being de-funded, and scientists are leaving the country in record numbers. Hear Patti and Doug's interview with Dr. Sandra Steingraber about the war on science and why it's worth fighting for.
Listen now at https://www.greenstreetnews.org/post/the-war-on-science-with-dr-sandra-steingraber or where your favorite podcasts are found.

Green Street airs every Friday at 2PM EST on WBAI 99.5 FM New York and every Monday at 2PM PST on KPFA Radio.

09/12/2025

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the plastic industry’s effort to re-classify (burning of ) as “manufacturing,” the environmental havoc caused by flame retardant chemicals used in forest fires, and the possibility that the old Indian Point nuclear power plant just north of New York City will be re-activated to meet the growing demand for power. Then PhD biologist Dr. Sandra Steingraber talks about the current war on , and reminds us of all the achievements that have been made possible through government funding of .

Coming up soon at 2PM EST on WBAI 99.5 FM New York and Monday at 2PM PST on KPFA Radio or listen any time at greenstreetnews.org

09/11/2025

Did you miss Dr. Silvia Aroca on Green Street last week? Listen now at: https://www.greenstreetnews.org/post/the-invisible-threat-with-dr-silvia-aroca or on your favorite podcast platform.

The secret to raising healthy kids in a technological world. This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about chemical lobbyists inside the EPA gutting regulations on PFAS, how the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has been ordered by the administration to quickly approve new nuclear power plants, a...

09/05/2025

Today at 2PM EST on WBAI 99.5 FM New York and Monday at 2PM PST on KPFA Radio: this week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about chemical inside the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gutting regulations on , how the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has been ordered by the administration to quickly approve new nuclear power plants, and a new study showing that males are more impacted by exposure to some PFAS chemicals than females. Then Dr. Silvia Calbo Aroca talks about her new book, “Playing with the Invisible: The secrets to raising healthy kids in a world of technology.

Listen any time at greenstreetnews.org or where your other favorite podcasts can be found.

08/29/2025

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about firefighting gear that was supposed to be PFAS-free (but turned out not to be), hazardous mercury v***r emanating from school gymnasium floors, and how men, not women, are responsible for at least half of all fertility problems. Then, in an interview recorded a few years ago, reporters Barbara Laker and David Gambacorta from the Philadelphia Inquirer talk about what they discovered when they started looking at the chemicals in artificial turf fields.

Today at 2PM EST on WBAI 99.5 FM New York and Monday at 2PM PST on KPFA Radio. Or anytime at grassroots info.org

08/26/2025

We can't continue on our current lifestyle trajectory and expect the human race to survive. On Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about how painting roofs white can significantly reduce urban , and a new study showing that from are ending up in almost all of our and other parts of our food supply. Then Dr. Kyla Bennett, Science Policy Director for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) talks about the fate of in a world challenged by climate change, plastic pollution, and chemical toxins. Her conclusion: everything has to change! Listen now at https://www.greenstreetnews.org/post/everything-has-to-change-with-dr-kyla-bennett

New episodes of Green Street premiere Fridays on WBAI 99.5 FM New York at 2PM EST and Mondays on KPFA Radio at 2PM PST. Listen any time at greenstreetnews.org or on your favorite podcast platform.

08/22/2025

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the fight over banning a proven to negatively impact the brains of developing , a new firefighting foam made from that can replace hazardous -laden products, and the collapse of the UN worldwide plastic treaty, thanks in large part to the United States. Then Patti talks about all the decisions have to make as their kids head back to school. From school supplies and backpacks to lunchboxes and snacks to the clothes they wear, avoiding as kids head back to is a daunting task. Tune in and find out what you can do!

Listen now at https://www.greenstreetnews.org/post/back-to-school

New episodes play every Friday at 2PM EST on WBAI 99.5 FM New York and every Monday at 2PM PSR on KPFA Radio and wherever else quality podcasts can be found.