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Episode 133 In part 25 of our Sinai and Synapses interview series, we are talking with Rabbi Daniel Swartz. He is the spiritual leader at Temple Hesed of Scranton and Executive Director of the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL). Previously, Rabbi Swartz held leadership positions with Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light, the National Religious Partnership for the Environment, the Children's Environmental Health Network, and the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism.  He is the lead author and editor of “To Till and To Tend: A Guide for Jewish Environmental Study and Action” as well as “Faith Communities and Environmental Health."   Sinai and Synapses - https://sinaiandsynapses.org/   Support this podcast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/DowntheWormholepodcast   More information at https://www.downthewormhole.com/   produced by Zack Jackson music by Zack Jackson and Barton Willis 

Carbon capture has always seemed a little scammy, but in a blockbuster investigation co-published with Vox this week, we discovered just *how* scammy. Carolyn Raffensperger, executive director of the Science and Environmental Health Network, joins to walk us through the many issues with the technology, from the fact that it delivers little to no climate benefit to the fact that it creates a massive new public health threat. Read more here: https://drilled.media/news/ccs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Monday July 10, the EcoAction committee of the Green Party of the United States held a webinar as to why carbon capture is a false climate solution – one however that is receiving tens of billions of dollars in grants and subsidies from United States taxpayers. The idea is to remove carbon from pollution before it goes into the atmosphere – thus allowing fossil fuels to continue to be burnt. We hear from Carolyn Raffensperger, executive director of the Science and Environmental Health Network, and Jim Walsh of Food and Water Watch. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

CME Link:    https://cmetracker.net/UTHSCSA/Publisher?page=pubOpen#/getCertificate/10095099     Alternative Tobacco Products: The Second Front in the War on Tobacco   Pediatrics Now Host and executive producer Holly Wayment interviews  Michael Weitzman, MD Overview: Alternative Tobacco Products: The Second Front in the War on Tobacco Objectives: To increase awareness and education for pediatric providers Michael Weitzman MD is a Research Professor at the New York University School of Medicine, an Adjunct Professor of Environmental Health at the State University of New York Albany School of Public Health and an Adjunct Professor of Global Public Health at the American University of Antigua School of Medicine. He formerly was Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Environmental Medicine at the New York University School of Medicine and Professor of Global Public Health at the New York University School of Global Public Health. His entire career has been devoted to serving children and families disadvantaged by social and environmental factors as a clinician, educator, researcher, and advocate. He has held positions of leadership at 3 medical schools (Chief of the Division of General Pediatrics at two (Boston University and the University of Rochester), Associate Chair at the University of Rochester and Chair of Pediatrics at the New York University School of Medicine. He has served on the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning; the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Child Environmental Health Advisory Committee and twice on its Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee; and the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee. He also testified in the 2005 federal racketeering case against the CEOs of the tobacco industry on behalf of the US Department of Justice. He has published more than 225 peer-reviewed research papers, an additional 100 book chapters and he has co-edited 8 textbooks on a wide range of child health problems. Dr. Weitzman has received two of the highest awards of the Academic Pediatric Association (APA), both its Research and Teaching Awards; the EPA's first ever Child Environmental Health Advocacy Award; the Children's Environmental Health Network's Research Award; and the American Pediatric Society's John Howland Award, the single most prestigious honor in American Pediatrics. Financial Disclosures: Michael Weitzman, MD has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. Credits: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hour) Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hour) Target Audience: Pediatric Doctors and Providers Faculty, residents, health care providers; medical students and trainees. Accreditation: The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credit Designation: The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine: We begin with Mark Dunlea talking with Dr. Sandra Steingraber of the Science and Environmental Health Network about the variety of ways that gas fracking affects health and the environment. Then, in our continued Election Watch coverage, Elizabeth “EP” Press introduces us to Karen Splain McLaren, a candidate for Troy City Council's District 3 seat. Later on, I get some interesting book suggestions from Ian Hauck from Troy Public Library. After that, Hugh Johnson joins us for his weekly look at weather and climate, this time talking about the unusually late initial frost in the area, and more about the impact of El Niño and other phenomena on weather. Finally, we end with a call for peace in Gaza and Israel from local Jewish anti-racist activist Naomi Jaffe plus musicians and activists Taina Asili and Gaetano Vaccaro.

The Compendium of Risks and Harms of Fracking and Associated Gas and Oil Infrastructure (the Compendium) was recently released, documenting continuing and increasing impacts on health and environment. The report shows fundamental problems with the entire life cycle of fracking and its infrastructure, which includes pipelines, LNG terminals, frack sand mining operations, and gas stoves inside homes. The groups are urging New York lawmakers to take action, starting with passage of the NY Heat Act. Dr. Sandra Steingraber of the Science and Environmental Health Network talks with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Did you know that children's health is dependent upon their environmental conditions? Join Melinda Hemmelgarn, Registered Dietitian and Food Sleuth Radio host for her interview with Nse Witherspoon, MPH, Executive Director of the Children's Environmental Health Network and co-leader of the science and health arm of the Cancer Free Economy Network. Witherspoon describes the Eco-Friendly childcare initiative that protects children in daycare settings, and explains why and how protecting children from pesticides and other toxins is critical to their lifelong health and well-being. Note: October is Child Health Month; and, October 12th is Children's Environmental Health Day. Related website:  Children's Environmental Health Network: https://cehn.org/ Cancer Free Economy Network: https://www.cancerfreeeconomy.org/ 

Science, Storytelling and a New War on Cancer / Kristina Marusic, Nsedu Obot Witherspoon, Sandra Steingraber and Host Kristin Schafer If we can stop cancer before it begins, why don't we? This question motivated a deep-dive inquiry into cancer prevention for award-winning journalist Kristina Marusic. Her exploration uncovered an often invisible community of creative, talented individuals who dedicate their careers to identifying and challenging environmental drivers of cancer. In this CHE Café conversation, Kristina will share highlights from her book, A New War on Cancer: The Unlikely Heroes Revolutionizing Prevention. She'll then be joined by Children's Environmental Health Network Executive Director Nsedu Obot Witherspoon and renowned biologist, author, activist, and cancer survivor, Dr. Sandra Steingraber. The group will explore the power of storytelling as a tool for communicating complex scientific issues, and reaching people in ways that motivate action for change. ~Co-presented by The New School at Commonweal and the Collaborative for Heath and the Environment~ Kristina Marusic is an author and journalist who covers issues related to environmental health and justice for Environmental Health News. A New War on Cancer: The Unlikely Heroes Revolutionizing Prevention is her first book. Marusic is the co-founder of the Pittsburgh chapter of the National Association of LGBTQ Journalists (a.k.a. NLGJA), and previously worked as a freelance journalist covering LGBT equality, feminism, social and environmental justice, activism, and politics with bylines at CNN, Slate, Vice, Women's Health, the Washington Post, MTV News, The Advocate, Logo TV's NewNowNext, and Bustle, among others. She believes true, well-told stories have the power to change the world for good. Sandra Steingraber, PhD, a senior scientist with the Science and Environmental Health Network, is the author of a trilogy of award-winning books on environmental health: Living Downstream_ : An Ecologist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment (adapted as a documentary film in 2010); Having Faith: An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood_; and_ Raising Elijah: Protecting Our Children in an Age of Environmental Crisis_. The 2018 documentary film Unfractured tells the story of New York State's fracking ban, featuring Steingraber as its subject. Nsedu Obot Witherspoon, MPH, is the executive director for the Children's Environmental Health Network (CEHN) and a key spokesperson for children's vulnerabilities and the need for their protection. She holds leadership roles in many spaces, including the External Science Board for the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes at NIH, the Health/Science initiative of the Cancer Free Economy Network and the National Environmental Health Partnership Council. Nsedu is also member of the Board for Pesticide Action Network North America and the Environmental Integrity Project, and serves on the Maryland Children's Environmental Health Advisory Council. Nsedu is a proud mom to four children. #environmentalhealth #publichealth #environmentalhealthnews #waroncancer #newschoolcommonweal #commonweal Find out more about The New School at Commonweal on our website: tns.commonweal.org. And like/follow our Soundcloud channel for more great podcasts.

Kate and Aaron are joined by the co-chairs of the America the Beautiful for All Coalition, a new group that came together to ensure conservation benefits marginalized and overly burdened communities. Nse Witherspoon, executive director of the Children's Environmental Health Network, and Mark Magaña, founder and CEO of GreenLatinos, talk about their coalition's 2023 policy agenda […] The post Making conservation more inclusive appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.

The first five winners of the Earthshot Prize Winners announced, plus let's visit Baltimore's Great Kids Farm. Meet Climate Champ-- Dr. Sandra Steingraber, and the Science And Environmental Health Network is here to help!

Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave his farewell address Monday afternoon. You'll hear that speech, and then our guests weigh in on his remarks and his time in office. Our guests: Karen DeWitt , Capitol Bureau Chief for New York State Public Radio Sandra Steingraber , senior scientist at the Science and Environmental Health Network

Air Date: December 23, 2020 Earlier this year, the famed climate-focused novelist Kim Stanley Robinson told Columbia students: “I've been pushing myself to write utopian narratives; that gets weirder as we continue on the course that we're on." In this special intergenerational Sustain What conversation, Robinson returns to Columbia (virtually this time) to explore the themes in his sweltering, jarring new novel “Ministry for the Future” with the Earth Institute's Andy Revkin and several advocates for the future – including the 15-year-old climate change campaigner Alexandria Villaseñor and Carolyn Raffensperger, a lawyer who was an early leader of calls for "a legal guardian for the future." Information on the book is here: http://j.mp/2WnLeXy Unlike Robinson's previous novels set after profound climate change have set in over generations or centuries , this one begins a mere 30 years in the future. As Jeff Goodell of Rolling Stone recently summarized, "It's a trip through the carbon-fueled chaos of the coming decades, with engineers working desperately to stop melting glaciers from sliding into the sea, avenging eco-terrorists downing so many airliners that people are afraid to fly, and bankers re-inventing the economy in real time in a desperate attempt to avert extinction." Several other students will join to ask questions, final exams and papers allowing. Students and faculty are encouraged to submit questions or comments in advance. Email revkin+ksr@gmail.com More on our guests: Alexandria Villaseñor, who turned 15 last spring, was one of the first, and youngest, American students to build on Greta Thunberg's climate strikes and has gone on to co-found the youth-run group Earth Uprising. https://earthuprising.org/ Carolyn Raffensperger is an environmental lawyer pursuing fundamental changes in law and policy she and other experts see necessary for the protection and restoration of public health and the environment. She is the executive director of the Science and Environmental Health Network. http://sehn.org In 2007, Andrew Revkin interviewed Raffensperger for his New York Times blog in a post asking a question she answers with a resounding yes: "Does the Future Need a Legal Guardian?" https://j.mp/futurelegalguardian (Try the link a couple of times, like opening an old stuck door.) More resources: The Columbia student podcast with Robinson from February: https://j.mp/ksrgreennewdeal. Read Goodell's captivating interview with Robinson: https://j.mp/rollingstoneKSR To offer feedback and suggestions for Sustain What, or to find out how to support us, click here: http://j.mp/sustainwhatfeedback

Nsedu Obot Witherspoon, MPH, Executive Director for the Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN), leader in the field of children's health, and proud mom of four, has served as a key spokesperson for children’s health vulnerabilities and the need for their protection. Tune in to learn more about: - The Children's Environmental Health Network and its push for the effective implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act, a pesticide reform bill that improved the protection of children (1996). - Why scientific research is still needed in the area of children's health. - Our dependency on the "chemical economy". - How the public can positively influence lawmakers and products. - Childhood cancer and the Cancer Free Economy Network. - Why messaging about climate change should be a priority. To learn more about the Children’s Environmental Health Network visit: www.chen.org.

Features, Justin Colacino, Ph.D. of Michigan State University and Nsedu Obot Witherspoon of the Children’s Environmental Health Network. These experts join HLHP Radio for a roundtable discussion about the ongoing study of the connection between plastics and cancer. They site their own scientific findings, speaks about the variance in cancers, unpack BPA (what it is and how it harms our bodies), and the elevated risks of plastic related cancer in our children and elderly. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/healthy-radio/support

Dr. Candice talks with Nse Witherspoon of the Children's Environmental Health Network about how environmental hazards impact the health of kids and what we can do to protect them.

Did you know that children are not “little adults?” Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Nsedu Witherspoon, Executive Director of the Children’s Environmental Health Network, who describes why and how children are more vulnerable to environmental toxins. Witherspoon describes some of the resources, programs and actions available to parents and childcare providers to keep children safe, including the Eco-Healthy Childcare Guide, Blueprint for Protecting Children’s Environmental Health, Children’s Environmental Health Day (October 8th, 2020), the Cancer Free Economy Network, and Project TENDR to reduce neuro-developmental risks. Related website: https://cehn.org/

Carolyn Raffensperger has been advocating for the environment since 1982. She's currently executive director of the Science and Environmental Health Network, and a tireless proponent of the Precautionary Principle when it comes to balancing economic and environmental impacts.

Carolyn Raffensperger has been advocating for the environment since 1982. She's currently executive director of the Science and Environmental Health Network, which is a key proponent of the Precautionary Principle when it comes to balancing economic and environmental impacts. Raffensperger sees the environmental movement's best strategy to reverse the destruction of our planet as one of civil rights litigation. Governments, at their core, are here to keep safe the commons upon which all life depends: clean air, clean water, clean soil. She argues that our current policies are violating the "Rights of the Unborn" to a clean and healthy environment.  The post Becoming Beloved Ancestors with Carolyn Raffensperger: PYP 366 appeared first on Plant Yourself.

Pollution found in our air and water can lead to serious health issues. A new report from the Children’s Environmental Health Network explored such risks, especially for children. Michigan Environmental Council program director Tina Reynolds discusses the report with WEMU's David Fair in this week's "Issues of the Environment."

Carolyn Raffensperger at TEDxMaui Let us be guardians of collective well-being & protectors of protectors. Dark O Moon-Eclipse in Big Mama's sign of Cancer*Radio: Caroline welcomes Carolyn Raffensperger, among the very best effective advocates for Big Mama, composting the #waronlife into nutrient for Public Trust Doctrine (government as protector of common wealth); an environmental lawyer and the executive director of the Science & Environmental Health Network; as well as being a leading expert on the Precautionary Principle (Sane Reverent Common Sense). Science and Environmental Health Network: http://sehn.org/ Visionary Science, Ethics, Law and Action in the Public Interest   Support The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon for weekly Chart & Themes ($4/month) and more… *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?* The post The Visionary Activist Show – Guardians of Collective Well-Being appeared first on KPFA.

Do you know the multiple benefits of organic food and farming systems? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Charles Benbrook, Ph.D., agricultural economist, visiting scholar at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, and member of the Children’s Environmental Health Network  (CEHN) Science Team.  With CEHN, Benbrook and colleagues research the impact of pesticide use on birth outcomes. See: http://cehn-healthykids.org/  He describes the risks of increasing herbicide use, specifically related to genetically engineered herbicide-resistant crops. Benbrook also describes the environmental and public health benefits of pasture-raised, 100% grass and forage-fed organic livestock, specifically increases in beneficial omega-3 fatty acids. Related website: http://www.asyousow.org/ays_report/roundup-revealed/

Ted Schettler The Ecology of Breast Cancer Breast-cancer is not one disease, but many. The causes are many as well. Join TNS host Michael Lerner in conversation with Ted Schettler—a leader in the development of the “ecological paradigm of health.” His new book The Ecology of Breast Cancer offers a fresh perspective integrating stress, diet, exercise, toxic chemical exposures, EMFs, and more. Ted Schettler, M.D., M.P.H. Ted is an authority on environmental links to reproductive and developmental disorders, neurotoxicity, and other public health problems. He is the science director of the Science and Environmental Health Network, and science advisor to Health Care Without Harm, an international campaign in support of environmentally responsible health care. His books Generations at Risk: Reproductive Health and the Environment (MIT Press, 1999) and In Harm’s Way: Toxic Threats to Child Development (Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility, 2000) describe what scientists know and suspect about environmental causes for a host of disorders from learning disabilities to cancer. They also describe the great uncertainties and the limits of science in establishing links between cause and effect. Find out more about The New School at tns.commonweal.org.

Carolyn Raffensperger, JD, is the executive director of the Science and Environmental Health Network and the author of Precautionary Tools for Shaping Environmental Policy and Protecting Public Health and the Environment. Not surprisingly, she is well known for her work on the precautionary principle, but her thought ranges across a wide variety of questions that address the relationship between law and the environment. This is the first substantive discussion of law in The Conversation but, as always, we range over a variety of other topics including science as a social institutions, the tension between the individual and the collective, and spirituality. Utilitarianism is a large part of this conversation and Carolyn argues that it is the invisible idea beneath much of our socially and environmentally reckless behavior. Carolyn's episode connects to a large number of other conversations in the project, from moments of resonance with Timothy Morton and Wes Jackson to a sharp critique of Max More, David Miller, and Robert Zubrin. The back-and-forth between More's proactionary principle and Raffensperger's precautionary principle is especially intriguing. The episode concludes with a suggestion that The Conversation is not amongst our interviewees, but between interviewees and audience. Does Carolyn's critique destroy the hypothesis beneath this project? Rest assured, Micah and I will discuss.

Carolyn Raffensperger, JD, is the executive director of the Science and Environmental Health Network and the author of Precautionary Tools for Shaping Environmental Policy and Protecting Public Health and the Environment. Not surprisingly, she is well known for her work on the precautionary principle, but her thought ranges across a wide variety of questions that address the relationship between law and the environment. This is the first substantive discussion of law in The Conversation but, as always, we range over a variety of other topics including science as a social institutions, the tension between the individual and the collective, and spirituality. Utilitarianism is a large part of this conversation and Carolyn argues that it is the invisible idea beneath much of our socially and environmentally reckless behavior. Carolyn's episode connects to a large number of other conversations in the project, from moments of resonance with Timothy Morton and Wes Jackson to a sharp critique of Max More, David Miller, and Robert Zubrin. The back-and-forth between More's proactionary principle and Raffensperger's precautionary principle is especially intriguing. The episode concludes with a suggestion that The Conversation is not amongst our interviewees, but between interviewees and audience. Does Carolyn's critique destroy the hypothesis beneath this project? Rest assured, Micah and I will discuss.

Ted Shettler, MD, and Sharyle Patton The Ecological Paradigm of Health Ted Schettler, M.D., is unquestionably one of the most eminent science educators in the field of environmental health and justice. Dr. Schettler talked with Commonweal Biomonitoring Resource Center Director Sharyle Patton and Michael Lerner about the ecological paradigm of health, a truly “holistic” science-based way of thinking about how the environment affects our health integrating factors including socioeconomic status, nutrition, stress, chemical exposures, and much more. Most studies of these factors isolate them, but the truth is we all swim in a soup of mixtures with unknown biological consequences. Dr. Schettler is Science Director at the Science and Environmental Health Network and at the Collaborative for Health and the Environment. Ted Schettler, M.D., M.P.H. Ted is an authority on environmental links to reproductive and developmental disorders, neurotoxicity, and other public health problems. He is the science director of the Science and Environmental Health Network, and science advisor to Health Care Without Harm, an international campaign in support of environmentally responsible health care. His books Generations at Risk: Reproductive Health and the Environment (MIT Press, 1999) and In Harm’s Way: Toxic Threats to Child Development (Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility, 2000) describe what scientists know and suspect about environmental causes for a host of disorders from learning disabilities to cancer. They also describe the great uncertainties and the limits of science in establishing links between cause and effect. Sharyle Patton Sharyle is director of the Commonweal Health and Environment Program and directs the Commonweal Biomonitoring Resource Center, a program that helps geographical and non-geographical communities learn more about the tool of biomonitoring. She also is director of special projects for the Collaborative on Health and Environment, a Commonweal-sponsored network that seeks to raise the level of awareness about possible linkages between environmental threat and health outcomes. Find out more about The New School at tns.commonweal.org.

Guest: Ted Schettler, MD, MPH Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Gary Cohen Energy estimates project America to be among the leaders in energy consumption for years to come. Coupled with our dependence on modern chemicals, there is a lot of room for us to improve our approach to environmental responsibility. From waste disposal to indoor air pollution, how can we set ourselves on a path toward making this change? Gary Cohen, co-executive director of Health Care Without Harm, an international campaign in support of environmentally responsible health care, and Dr. Ted Schettler, science director of the Science and Environmental Health Network, and science advisor to Health Care Without Harm, guide us through a series of environmentally responsible initiatives with host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill.

Guest: Ted Schettler, MD, MPH Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Gary Cohen The modern hospital setting exposes our patients to a vast array of chemicals, some of which are therapeutic, others which can be particularly harmful. What are we doing to limit exposure to these harmful chemicals, for vulnerable patients and for those of us who work in hospitals every day? It may seem like an intrinsic goal for any healthcare venue, but it's a question that must be accounted for. Host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill explores the answer with Mr. Gary Cohen, co-executive director of Health Care Without Harm, an international campaign in support of environmentally responsible health care, and Dr. Ted Schettler, science director of the Science and Environmental Health Network, and science advisor to Health Care Without Harm.

Guest: Ted Schettler, MD, MPH Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Gary Cohen As society progresses toward greater levels of environmental sustainability, the healthcare industry will play a leading role. From major public institutions to smaller private practices, every contribution matters. How can solo practitioners incorporate these projects into their practice, and what are the pervasive benefits, from a business standpoint and beyond? Gary Cohen, co-executive director of Health Care Without Harm, an international campaign in support of environmentally responsible health care, and Dr. Ted Schettler, science director of the Science and Environmental Health Network, and science advisor to Health Care Without Harm, suggest that as healthcare providers, we can even lend credibility to the 'green' movement simply by participating within our communities. They share their expertise and tips for your practice with host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill.

Guest Ted Schettler, Science Director, Science and Environmental Health Network, speaks with Diane Horn about the implications for human health of adding fluoride to municipal water systems.

Ted Schettler, MD Implications of Ecological Health This conversation with host Michael Lerner and Ted Schettler explores how Ted’s exploration of the effects of chemical contaminants on environmental health have led him into a comprehensive perspective on the interaction of genes, gene expression, nutrition, stress, income disparities, chemicals, and many other factors in human health. From our podcast: But I do think if we’re able, in the far distant future, to look back on this period of time we will see that the period of time in which we’ve been living was characterized by an extraordinary and unjustified faith in the development of technologies that were not at all invented in the wisdom of the world. What I think, at least for me, has characterized the indigenous ways of knowing, thinking and behaving, is that it was born out of a real wisdom of how to be in the world. You know if we look at certain species that have been around for sixty-five million years, there’s a certain wisdom that’s imbedded in these organisms and similarly certain social ways of organizing that are based on a wiser understanding of the world, and so I think that it’s truly essential that we try to rediscover that as part of this effort toward restoration and building resilience. Ted Schettler, MD Ted is science director of the Science and Environmental Health Network. He has a medical degree from Case Western Reserve University and a masters in public health from Harvard University. He is co-author of Generations at Risk: Reproductive Health and the Environment, which examines reproductive and developmental health effects of exposure to a variety of environmental toxicants. He is also co-author of In Harm’s Way: Toxic Threats to Child Development, which discusses the impact of environmental exposures on neurological development in children. He has published a number of articles on related topics in peer-reviewed journals and has served on advisory committees of the U.S. EPA and National Academy of Sciences. Find out more about The New School at tns.commonweal.org.

Martha Dina Arguello is an environmental health coordinator with Physicians for Social Responsibility in Los Angeles. She has greatly expanded PSR's environmental health programs and its involvement with the highly effective Health Care Without Harm Coalition. She serves on many boards, including the board of the Science and Environmental Health Network, the Steering Committee of Californians for Pesticide Reform and the Latino Issues Forum's Water and Energy Advisory group. She is very active at the grassroots level as well and has been a community activist since high school.In this interview she talks about many issues -- toxic food, water, children's health, the importance of local communities controling what happens at the local level, etc.. She particularly focuses on the use of the "Precautionary Principle" which involves not using a method or substance or approach until it is clear that it is not harmful-- putting the burden of proof on the developer of the approach or substance, rather than on the system or persons who have suffered. Arquello is an example of an incredibly energetic and committed activist who has been working at many levels of the health and justice movement since high school in Los Angeles.

Mike talks to Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, director of the pediatrics residency at the Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan, and an assistant professor at Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine, where she heads the Hurley Children's Hospital Public Health Initiative. It was through Dr, Mona's courageous and unflagging efforts that the public learned about the dangerous levels of lead in Flint's drinking water. Her work has been recognized by numerous environmental groups, including the Michigan Environmental Council, the Children's Environmental Health Network, and the Union of Concerned Sciences.  She's the author of a recently released book on the Flint crisis, titled What The Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City ( https://amzn.to/2NfeXva ). *Follow Dr. Mona on Twitter* ( https://twitter.com/MonaHannaA ) *Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible*. If you're interested in supporting the show, go to politicsguys.com/support ( http://www.politicsguys.com/support ). Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy