Podcasts about toxics

This week I had the pleasure of speaking with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods, Jim Jones, about all the amazing initiatives Jim is overseeing as the first FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods. Many of us in the chemical community know Jim and his extraordinary career at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) leading both the EPA pesticides and toxics program offices, culminating his EPA career as Assistant Administrator for Toxics in the Obama Administration. Jim's keen understanding of the administrative, chemical prioritization, risk evaluation, and risk management processes makes him uniquely well suited to lead the Human Foods office at FDA and implement successfully the new Human Foods organizational structure and achieve the office's ambitious goals. We discuss the Human Foods' priorities and new organizational structure, the recently released proposed systematic post-market review process on which FDA seeks comments, how Jim intends to tackle the many challenges FDA faces with regard to food chemicals, contaminants, and food additives, and much more. Evaluating FDA Human Foods and Tobacco Programs, Before the Subcommittee on Health Committee on Energy and Commerce, 118th Cong. (2024) (statement of Jim Jones, Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods - Food and Drug Administration). FDA, Discussion Paper: Development of an Enhanced Systematic Process for the FDA's Post-Market Assessment of Chemicals in Food, (Aug. 2024). FDA, Development of an Enhanced Systematic Process for the Food and Drug Administration's Post-Market Assessment of Chemicals in Food; Public Meeting; Request for Comments,” 89 Fed. Reg. 65633, (Aug. 12, 2024). ALL MATERIALS IN THIS PODCAST ARE PROVIDED SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL  AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES. THE MATERIALS ARE NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE OR THE PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES. ALL LEGAL QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ANSWERED DIRECTLY BY A LICENSED ATTORNEY PRACTICING IN THE APPLICABLE AREA OF LAW. ©2024 Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.  All Rights Reserved

POWW Episode 208: the journey continues on to Indiana Featuring some older punk, street punk, Ska, hardcore, and some pop punk. Including tracks from: Zero Boys, Bare Knuckle Hooligans, Wet Denim, Bomb Cats, The Operators, Anti-Feds, Counteractive, Whiskey Riot, Cause For Concern, Brain Dead, The Toxics, FxPxA, In The Face Of War, Full Stride, Crossfire, Colossal Man, The Run Up, The Remote Controls, I GOT WORMS, The Putz, and River Rats.

HAPPY JULY * HAPPY SEASON 4Hello darling pies, honey buns Welcome back or welcome if it is ur first time here. Hope you enjoy the opening of season four, also hope y'all like the intro song cheeky smile.Also why is my voice so down to earth (crying)Just a quick quick quick audio sesh. See ya in ep 1 mwah Ep 1 coming who nose when :) Till next ep cheers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microplastics are not just around us, they are in us. These microscopic particles of plastic may be wreaking havoc on our health in many ways, and worsening cancer risk and prognosis is one of them. In this episode, Tina and Leah discuss microplastics and their potential link to cancer, particularly colorectal cancer. They explore sources of microplastics, from single-use plastic bottles to synthetic clothing, and highlight steps you can take to reduce your exposure. They also discuss the difficulties in eliminating microplastics already present in the body and suggest ways to excrete toxins in general. Join Tina and Leah as they shed light on this growing concern and offer practical advice for healthier living.Things we mentioned (and promised we'd share) in this episode:Articles and Studies:Health Risks to Microplastics Pose? (Medscape, 2024) Harvard Magazine Article on Microplastics  Washington Post article on microplastics, with a cool graphic! Microplastics May Be a Driver of Early Onset Colorectal Cancer Higher microplastics are found in those with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Faster spread of cancer due to microplastics inside cancer cells  The actual study showing  microplastics inside cancer cells increase migration Evidence that "tighter" charcoal filters are better at reducing microplastics than "loose" charcoal. The blood, urine, and sweat study shows excretion of BPA in sweatSome lighter fare:What is a #2 pencil?How to freeze things without using plasticAlpaca Underwear exists! And, it's available at Paka Apparel (we have no affiliation)Merino Wool Activewear by Avala and their instagram account Leah mentionedDon't Miss Our Interview with Kristina Marusic, Environmental Health Journalist!Support the Show.Our website:https://www.thecancerpod.com Have an idea or question? Email us: thecancerpod@gmail.comJoin our growing community, we are @TheCancerPod on: Instagram Twitter Facebook LinkedIn THANK YOU for listening!

#Ep.100 Sudeshna Thapa is a human rights lawyer and holds an LLM in International Human Rights Law from Lund University, Sweden. She is currently working as Research Coordinator at Social Science Baha, where she is involved in research on a range of issues including gender and social inclusion, minority rights and labour migration. She has previously worked as Research Assistant to the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Toxics.   Khushi and Sudeshna discuss majoritarianism in Nepal and recounting its historical and contemporary manifestations. They explore the illusive nature of Nepali majoritarianism as it persists and grows despite despite multiple efforts like electoral reforms. The conversation also explores effects on marginalized groups, and the role of social institutions in perpetuating it and considers future scenarios for creating a more inclusive society in Nepal. If you liked the episode, hear more from us through our free newsletter services, PEI Substack: ⁠Of Policies and Politics⁠, and ⁠click here⁠ to support us on Patreon!!

Today we go to the state of Alaska which is home to 229 federally recognized Native American nations. Our guest joins us for the hour to share her experiences at the United Nations Environmental Programme 4th Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (April 23rd-29th, 2024), including the United States violations of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, U.S. militarism, plastic colonization from the violent legacy of the American petroleum and chemical companies maiming, MMIWG2+, and the wounding and killing life throughout the Arctic region combined forms are intensifying the process of genocide and are placing Indigenous peoples throughout the Arctic Circumpolar Region futures at risk. There are more than 13 million people from more than 40 ethnic groups and Indigenous nations inhabiting the Arctic Circumpolar North region and all face real and formidable risks and threats from the climate crises, state-corporate violence, other compounded forms of settler colonial violence, including the intergenerational harms caused from plastic colonization. With the annual plastic production doubling in 20 years to 460 million tons, plastic contributions to global warming could more than double by 2060 if current rates remain unchanged. Plastic colonization severely impacts the Arctic region and it is, in fact, a “hemispheric sink” where plastics and petrochemicals from the South (of the Arctic region) accumulate, leaving Indigenous communities and nations to bear the brunt of pollution that did not come from their traditional lands. The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee 4th Session was held from April 23rd to April 29th, 2024 in Ottawa, Cananda. The meeting, nonetheless, was attended by 480 observer organizations, including environmental NGOs and 196 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists and its purposes was for all parties to develop a legally binding instrument that ultimately would eliminate toxic plastic productions as one way to stop plastic colonialism, the killing life on the Mother Earth, and help reduce the impacts of the climate crises. Listen to hear what happened and how Indigenous peoples and nations were treated. Guest: Vi Waghiyi, Sivuqaq Yupik, Native Village of Savoonga Tribal Citizen, grandmother, mother, activist, and she is the Environmental Health and Justice Director with the Alaska Community Action on Toxics (https://www.akaction.org). Vi Waghiyi is a nationally recognized environmental justice leader and is frequently invited to speak locally, nationally, and internationally. Vi serves as a leader of the Global Indigenous Peoples Caucus that advises the United Nation's international delegates for treaties concerning persistent organic pollutants. She served as a member of the Environmental Health Sciences Council that advises the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The Native Village of Savoonga is located on what is colonially known as the St. Lawrence Island which is located west of mainland Alaska in the Bering Sea. See the co-authored Alaska Community Action on Toxics and IPEN April 2024 report titled: The Arctic's Plastic Crisis: Toxic Threats to Health, Human Rights, and Indigenous Lands From the Petrochemical Industry. Archived AIA programs are on Soundcloud at: https://soundcloud.com/burntswamp American Indian Airwaves streams on over ten podcasting platforms such as Amazon Music, Apple Podcast, Audible, Backtracks.fm, Gaana, Google Podcast, Fyyd, iHeart Media, Mixcloud, Player.fm, Podbay.fm, Podcast Republic, SoundCloud, Spotify, Tunein, YouTube, and more.

* Apologies for the grainy video quality, feel free to listen to audio only if the quality is not satisfactory. All links in the next tweet. My guest today is Professor Ian Brighthope, award winning therapist and physician with 49 years of practice, an academic, an agricultural scientist and a specialist in nutritional, herbal and environmental medicine. Ian founded or led clinics, schools, councils & initiatives of integrative and natural medicine for the past 45 years.  In this episode, Ian shares his journey, his frustration with conventional medicine, and his exploration of alternative approaches. He shares his historical success in treating HIV/AIDS patients with nutritional medicine and the challenges he faced during that time, vs. the challenges during Covid. He criticizes governments and globalists that led the Covid-19 agenda, discusses the influence of Big Pharma on the medical industry, and the long-term damages of lockdowns. He also touches on vaxx-injuries, the health risks of the jabs as well as childhood vaccines. This episode is also full of hope and solutions, covering cannabis & psilocybin for treatments, and the paths humanity can choose to walk in. Ian believes health is about making people healthy, not just treating the sick. ► If you got value, please like, comment, share & follow/subscribe. Thank you! -- AFFILIATIONS – ►► Get your TREZOR wallet: https://affil.trezor.io/SHUn  ►► Join me at Bitcoin Nashville with 10% off tickets (code BTCIL): https://glnk.io/lr8q9/btcil  ►► Join me at Mallorca Blockchain Days with 50 euro off tickets (code efrat): https://bit.ly/43ygh4I  -- LINKS – Ian's Substack: ⁠https://ianbrighthope.substack.com/⁠  Ian's Twitter: https://twitter.com/VirusFighterVi1 World of Wellness: ⁠https://wowintl.org/⁠   AMPS for medical professionals: ⁠https://amps.redunion.com.au/⁠  Efrat's Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/efenigson⁠ Efrat's Telegram:⁠ https://t.me/efenigson⁠ Watch/listen on all platforms:⁠ https://linktr.ee/yourethevoice⁠ Support Efrat's work:⁠ ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/efenigson⁠⁠ Support Efrat with Bitcoin:⁠ https://geyser.fund/project/efenigson⁠ -- CHAPTERS -- 00:00 - Coming Up in This Episode 00:50 - Introduction & Ian's Background 03:00 - Early Medical Career & Frustration with Conventional Medicine 04:30 - Alternative Approaches to Medicine 11:20 - Treating HIV/AIDS with Nutritional Medicine, Especially Intravenous Vitamin C 19:20 - Australia's Reaction to COVID-19 22:20 - COVID-19 Inquiry & the Need for a Royal Commission 28:30 - Corruption in the Medical Industry & the Influence of Big Pharma 36:20 - Impact of COVID-19 Measures & Lockdowns 39:20 - Fauci, AZT & HIV AIDS 40:40 - Australia's Plandemic Effects & Economic Damage 43:10 - Toxics in the Central Nervous System 45:00 - Childhood Vaccines  49:40 - Treatments Using Cannabis 59:20 - Genetic Manipulations & Engineering 1:04:10 - The Power of Psilocybin 1:12:10 - Humanity Evolving & A Message of Hope 1:19:00 - Revealing the Truth 1:21:00 - Follow Ian & His Work

“Chemical analysis of fresh and aged Australian e-cigarette liquids” published in the Medical Journal of Australia “Electronic cigarette usage patterns and perceptions in adult Australians” published in Toxics in 2023.Chemical analysis of fresh and aged Australian e-cigarette liquidsAlexander Larcombe, Sebastien Allard, Paul Pringle, Ryan Mead-Hunter, Natalie Anderson, Benjamin MullinsAffiliations expandPMID: 34528266DOI: 10.5694/mja2.51280AbstractObjectives: To assess the chemical composition of electronic cigarette liquids (e-liquids) sold in Australia, in both their fresh and aged forms.Design, setting: Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of commercial e-liquids sold in Australia (online and physical stores).Main outcome measures: Chemical composition of 65 Australian e-liquids - excipients/solvents, flavouring chemicals, other known e-liquid constituents (including nicotine), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons - before and after an accelerated ageing process that simulated the effects of vaping.Results: The measured levels of propylene glycol and glycerol often diverged from those recorded on the e-liquid label. All e-liquids contained one or more potentially harmful chemicals, including benzaldehyde, menthol, trans-cinnamaldehyde, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Nicotine or nicotyrine were detected in a small proportion of e-liquids at extremely low concentrations.Conclusions: Australian e-liquids contain a wide variety of chemicals for which information on inhalation toxicity is not available. Further analyses are required to assess the potential long term effects of e-cigarette use on health.Electronic Cigarette Usage Patterns and PErceptions in Audult AustraliansAbstract (abbreviated)In this study, we screened 2217 adult Australians with the aim of assessing these questions in a sample of current or former e-cigarette users. A total of 505 out of 2217 respondents were current or former e-cigarette users, with only these respondents completing the full survey. Key findings of this survey included the high proportion of respondents who indicated they were currently using e-cigarettes (307 out of 2217 = 13.8%), and the high proportion of current e-cigarette users that were also smokers (74.6%). The majority of respondents used e-liquids containing nicotine (70.3%), despite it being illegal in Australia without a prescription, and the majority bought their devices and liquids in Australia (65.7%). A significant proportion of current e-cigarette users (30.6%) thought that e-cigarettes were completely safe to use long-term, although in general, there was a large amount of uncertainty/ambivalence with respect to perceptions of e-cigarette safety and efficacy as smoking cessation tools. This study shows that e-cigarette use is common in Australia, and that appropriate dissemination of unbiased research findings on their safety and efficacy in smoking cessation is urgently required.

Join us this week as we soak up the beautiful Spring weather, get distracted by bees and weeds, and rabbit trail our way through this topi all while out in the secret garden at Wendy's house. We struggled with some feedback this week and there's not much we could do to fix that in editing. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope you still enjoy this episode and are inspired to dig into how to approach non-toxic (or less toxic) household products. Join us as we walk the Ancient Paths and remember the old ways for a modern generation. In this episode of our podcast, we invite you to consider the ways of old and how you can start your journey on the Ancient Paths. Make sure to find us on the socials, we would love to hear from you! Find the show on Social Media: ⁠Facebook⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ You can support us on ⁠Patreon⁠ for $5/month! This membership will include bonus content from the show, ebooks, live Q&A sessions, special video calls, cooking classes, and much more! Find Wendy: ⁠Facebook⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ | ⁠Website⁠ Find Shani: ⁠Facebook⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ | ⁠Blog⁠ Thank you for your support!

This week, I sat down with Jim Aidala, Senior Government Affairs Consultant at B&C and its consulting affiliate, The Acta Group. As many of our listeners know, Jim is a former Assistant Administrator of the Toxics office at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He has worked on Capitol Hill as a pesticide policy expert and a keen student of all things political. We discuss what to expect in 2024 from the Hill and EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) when it comes to key chemical matters. We cover a lot of territory -- EPA staffing deficits, a deeply divided Congress, and the many challenging legal, scientific, and policy issues that this OCSPP is tasked with solving, or at least managing, in 2024 as it stares down national elections in about 10 months and all the uncertainty that fact invites. ALL MATERIALS IN THIS PODCAST ARE PROVIDED SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL  AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES. THE MATERIALS ARE NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE OR THE PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES. ALL LEGAL QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ANSWERED DIRECTLY BY A LICENSED ATTORNEY PRACTICING IN THE APPLICABLE AREA OF LAW. ©2024 Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.  All Rights Reserved

Many countries allow the manufacture and export of pesticides that are banned for use in their own countries. Recently France and Belgium have introduced laws preventing the export of such agrochemicals if their use is banned in the European Union. The European Commission is currently considering whether to introduce similar laws. Grace Livingstone reports from Paraguay where some small farmers living near soya plantations say heavy pesticide spraying is affecting their health and livelihoods. We hear from the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Toxics, Marcos Orellana, who says that global pesticide regulations should be tougher. And we speak to Emily Rees of CropLife International, which represents the agrochemical industry, who says different climates and soil conditions require different pesticides. Produced and presented by Grace Livingstone. (Image: a tractor spraying soybean crops. Credit: Getty Images/BBC)

Dr. Jim Green,  National Anti-nuclear Campaigner at Friends of the Earth, joins us to discuss the recent visit of UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics & Human Rights.  'Where the Australian Government sees efforts towards stronger regulations to address the risks of chemicals and pollution, communities and civil society denounce the capture of the State for the benefit of mining, oil, gas, agrochemical and other corporate interests', said Marcos Orellana.  Dr. Marcos Orellana has released his end-of-mission statement and the final report will be delivered in September 2024. You can read the end-of-mission statement here.Dr.Jim Green will be speaking alongside Barngarla Traditional Owner Linda Dare at the Friends of the Earth Melbourne Nuclear-free Collective's Nuclear Waste Info night 6-8pm, Wednesday 20 September at Friends if the Earth, 312 Smith Street, Collingwood.We also bring you an interview with Michael Joon from the Korean Candlelight Vigil from Green Left Weekly Radio on Friday 15 September. Michael is a Korean living in Melbourne and their next vigil protesting the release of 1.34 million tonnes of radioactive waste water into the ocean by the Japanese Government will be 6pm, Saturday 23 September in Federation Square. We featured the song 'Poisoned Planet' by Coloured Stone from their album Poisoned Planet released in 2022.

Dr. Denise Moreno Ramírez joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how she came to embrace community-centered research, and her research on the hidden toxics in auto shops and beauty salons.

HOST: Paul TwardockGUESTS:Arlene Blum, mountaineer, scientistPam Miller, Alaska Community Action on ToxicsLINKS:Arlene Blum websiteAlaska Community Action on ToxicsGreen Science Policy InstituteBROADCAST: Thursday, April 27th, 2023. 10:00 am – 11:00 a.m. AKTREPEAT BROADCAST: Thursday, April 27th, 2023. 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. AKT]]>

The Biden Administration is set to sign off on the beginning phases of an oil drilling plan in Alaska that promises big dividends for Alaska Native corporations and the state. Willow could ultimately produce 180,000 barrels a day and perhaps 300 long-term jobs. But, in addition to the other potential environmental damages, the drilling comes in the same place where climate change is melting permafrost and villages are having to move out of the way of rising sea levels. Today on Native America Calling, we hear from both sides of this timely and contentious debate with Nagruk Harcharek (Iñupiaq), president of the Voices of the Arctic Iñupiat; Doreen Leavitt (Iñupiaq), director of natural resources for the Iñupiat Community of the Arctic Slope; State Rep. Josiah Patkotak (I-AK); Eunice Brower (Inupiaq), tribal treasurer for Nuiqsut; Adam Ortega, communications coordinator for Alaska Community Action on Toxics; and Deloole'aanh Erickson (from the village of Kaltag), environmental justice director for the Native Movement. 

The Biden Administration is set to sign off on the beginning phases of an oil drilling plan in Alaska that promises big dividends for Alaska Native corporations and the state. The Willow Project could ultimately produce 180,000 barrels a day and perhaps 300 long-term jobs. But, in addition to the other potential environmental damages, the drilling comes in the same place where climate change is melting permafrost and villages are having to move out of the way of rising sea levels. Today on Native America Calling, we hear from both sides of this timely and contentious debate with Nagruk Harcharek (Iñupiaq), president of the Voices of the Arctic Iñupiat; Doreen Leavitt (Iñupiaq), director of natural resources for the Iñupiat Community of the Arctic Slope; State Rep. Josiah Patkotak (I-AK); Eunice Brower (Inupiaq), tribal treasurer for Nuiqsut; Adam Ortega, communications coordinator for Alaska Community Action on Toxics; and Deloole'aanh Erickson (from the village of Kaltag), environmental justice director for the Native Movement. 

Are you an attorney, claims professional or party with litigation pending in California? Are you keeping up with the latest in California Section 998 offers? Watch your 998's and how you word them!In this quick “Thursday Tip of the Day”, Host, Jean Lawler–commercial + insurance mediator and arbitrator–provides a case law update on two California appellate court cases that were decided on October 28, 2022, examples of 998 offers that were either not properly extended or accepted by one party or the other - and the consequences of such.Trujillo v. City of Los AngelesCouncil for Education and Research on Toxics v. Starbucks Corp. et alTo read the full episode transcript please see the Podcast Website.Since this recording, an appellate decision in the case of Chen v. BMW of North America was published, providing an excellent discussion and roadmap of a 998 offer that was correctly extended, in accord with statutory requirements, and how the 998 offer should be applied. There, a settlement on the courthouse steps was for the same amount as a 998 offer that had been issued by the defense approximately 2 years prior. This opinion can be found at: www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/H048257.PDF.About the Host:Based in Los Angeles, CA, Jean Lawler is an attorney and mediator, focusing on commercial, insurance and civil litigation matters pending at the trial and appellate levels - wherever filed. She regularly mediates a wide variety of insurance, business, and tort matters, as well as federal ADA accessibility lawsuits re architectural barriers and websites. CIPP/US (Certified Information Privacy Professional) certified, Jean also mediates matters involving data breaches, ransomware, and cyber losses. She has mediated hundreds upon hundreds - thousands - of cases over the years with a myriad of issues. For a more detailed sampling of the types of mediations that she has conducted and participated in, both when in practice and as a full-time mediator, please refer to her web page detailing Representative Matters.Prior to becoming a full-time mediator in 2017, Jean was a Senior Partner in a Los Angeles based litigation firm, representing corporations, professionals, non-profits, individuals, and insurers in a broad range of matters, at trial and on appeal - mediating hundreds upon hundreds of cases over the years. Her legal experience has been diverse and international, and she has a deep knowledge of the insurance industry, insurance policies and the various risks they insure against (primary, excess, reinsurance, program, surplus lines, London Market, and international insurers). She also served as a Managing Partner of her former law firm, at times chairing the firm's Insurance Law, Cyber & Privacy Law, International Law, and Business & Real Estate Transactions practice groups and, ultimately, served her many clients as counselor and trusted advisor.As she would tell you if asked: “I absolutely love what I do! I would be honored to serve as your Mediator or Arbitrator.”Connect with Jean:Thanks for listening to the podcast! Want to connect or view more content from Jean?LinkedInWebsiteYouTube ChannelFollow the podcast:If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts. Also available on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Podcast Addict, and more!

Local jurisdictions have very limited control over regulating local pesticide use. New legislation introduced by Assemblymember Damon Connoly would return some local control. Assembly Bill 99 would require Caltrans to respect resolutions passed by counties banning the roadside spraying of pesticides. This legislation builds on decades of work by anti-spray advocates, who have continuously pushed on the agency to reduce its reliance on the nozzle. The EcoNews talks with Patty Clary of Californians for Alternatives to Toxics, Patty Mayall of Protect Our Watershed San Mateo County, and Megan Kaun of Sonoma Safe Ag, Safe Schools about their experience working to reduce roadside spraying and their thoughts on the proposed legislation. Support the show

News of PG&E's plans to spray power poles on its easements throughout Humboldt County alarmed residents. Humboldt, Trinity, and Mendocino Counties have a long and storied history in challenging the application of pesticides.On this week's EcoNews, Gang Green talks to two veterans of the Pesticide Wars, Larry Glass of Safe Alternatives for our Forest Environment and Patty Clary of Californians for Alternatives to Toxics, about the long history of citizen activism against spraying.Support the show

This week I sat down with James Cox, M.S., Senior Scientist with B&C. James is an exceptional biologist with significant experience assessing the risk of industrial chemicals. Before joining B&C, James served in a variety of leadership positions in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Pollution Prevent and Toxics, one of which was Chair of the Risk Assessment Technical Team, which provided recommendations to inform EPA's policy positions on New Approach Methodologies or NAMs. James discusses NAMs, their significance in chemical risk assessment under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), how NAMs will enable diminished reliance on animal testing, and some of the challenges facing chemical stakeholders in moving away from animal testing. Now, here is my conversation with James Cox. ALL MATERIALS IN THIS PODCAST ARE PROVIDED SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL  AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES. THE MATERIALS ARE NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE OR THE PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES. ALL LEGAL QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ANSWERED DIRECTLY BY A LICENSED ATTORNEY PRACTICING IN THE APPLICABLE AREA OF LAW. ©2022 Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.  All Rights Reserved

Defining an entire company as being toxic may sound harsh so let's reframe it. Start by asking yourself, what are the dangerous or destructive things (culture norms) inside of your or a company? For example working long hours as a norm. Or never taking time off. Or when you take time off you are still available and responding to emails, texts, phone calls. Perhaps it's zoom calls with videos not on. Perhaps you have hybrid work but everyone is a on a different schedule so what is the point of going into an empty office. The list goes on. The point is ask yourself where you may have some dangerous norms that are keeping you, your team, your organization from being a highly performing team due to these 'destructive' things, 'toxic' things. How can you make some shifts that will ultimately increase engagement, retention and better attract new talent? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yourmorningcommute/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yourmorningcommute/support

Do you ever feel like there is so much information out there about toxins that it's almost too much information? We also understand that the concept of toxins, both food and environmental, can be daunting. That's why we are taking out all of the guess work and giving it to you straight when it comes to what is happening around you, toxicity wise. You might first be wondering “don't we have a great internal detox system to take care of all of that stuff?”. And the answer is yes; but in our modern world we are truly bombarded with toxins to the point that our body's capabilities to effectively rid ourselves of these toxins can become impaired. We have scoured the research and paired it down for you to help make strategic decisions to limit our exposure without overextending ourselves or overspending on our budgets. During our chat, we dive into: The science linkages between gut microbiome and human health and disease. What are the most common toxin sources? The common signs that you might be experiencing environmental toxin overload. How do we reduce toxin exposure? Are there foods I should aim to eliminate as much as possible? What foods are the best in helping reduce my toxin levels? Where else can toxins squeeze into my life unnoticed? Let's get started! Want to dive even deeper? We know, it's a fascinating topic! Our dietetic intern, Nikki Glick, has done all the research in this most recent episode and has provided her sources, an informative handout, and a detailed blog post for this week's content! Prefer to watch instead of listen? We've got you covered. You can see our livesteamed chat on our YouTube channel. Want to learn more about our one-on-one Empowered Nutrition coaching? Book a free chemistry call to discuss your story and see if we're a good fit. Think your metabolism could some healing or a reboot? That's our specialty. We have recently launched our Lean for Life Membership phase one and two called “Heal” and "Optimize" where you will be empowered to reverse previous metabolic damage with the assistance of our team of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists. Check out more details on our website! Enjoying the podcast? Please review the Empowered Nutrition Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen! Then, send me a screenshot of your positive review to podcast@empowerednutrition.health as a DM on Instagram (empowerednutrition.health). Include a brief description of what you're working on with your health and/or nutrition and I'll send you a free custom meal plan! Do you have questions you would like answered on the Empowered Nutrition podcast? You can propose your questions/ideas here or reach out to me at podcast@empowerednutrition.health Nikki's references for this topic: Tu P, Chi L, Bodnar W, et al. Gut Microbiome Toxicity: Connecting the Environment and Gut Microbiome-Associated Diseases. Toxics. 2020;8(1):19. Published 2020 Mar 12. doi:10.3390/toxics8010019  Patterson AD, Gonzalez FJ, Idle JR. Xenobiotic metabolism: a view through the metabolometer. Chem Res Toxicol. 2010;23(5):851-860. doi:10.1021/tx100020p Romilly E. Hodges, Deanna M. Minich, "Modulation of Metabolic Detoxification Pathways Using Foods and Food-Derived Components: A Scientific Review with Clinical Application", Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, vol. 2015, Article ID 760689, 23 pages, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/760689 Yang YN, Yang YSH, Lin IH, et al. Phthalate exposure alters gut microbiota composition and IgM vaccine response in human newborns. Food Chem Toxicol. 2019;132:110700. doi:10.1016/j.fct.2019.110700 Chi L, Bian X, Gao B, Tu P, Ru H, Lu K. The Effects of an Environmentally Relevant Level of Arsenic on the Gut Microbiome and Its Functional Metagenome. Toxicol Sci. 2017;160(2):193-204. doi:10.1093/toxsci/kfx174

This week, I sat down with Dr. Dianne Barton, Water Quality Coordinator at the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission in Portland, Oregon, where she puts her Ph.D. in geochemistry to good use by providing technical expertise related to water quality, environmental toxics, regulatory processes, and the fate and transport of contaminants. Dr. Barton, who is a member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Chairs the National Tribal Toxics Council (NTTC), which is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - tribal partnership group that provides tribes with opportunities to engage more specifically with EPA on toxics issues. In our conversation, Dr. Barton shares her significant expertise on toxics issues and how the NTTC is engaged with EPA on a wide variety of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act implementation issues, particularly those affecting tribal communities. ALL MATERIALS IN THIS PODCAST ARE PROVIDED SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL  AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES. THE MATERIALS ARE NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE OR THE PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES. ALL LEGAL QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ANSWERED DIRECTLY BY A LICENSED ATTORNEY PRACTICING IN THE APPLICABLE AREA OF LAW. ©2022 Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.  All Rights Reserved

Walt Prozialeck returns to discuss his new article published in the journal Toxics, “Public Health Implications and Possible Sources of Lead (Pb) as a Contaminant of Poorly Regulated Kratom Products in the United States”. We talk about the dangers of high levels of Pb exposure, how even moderate doses in some products can cause toxicity … 86. Dr. Walt Prozialeck Returns to talk about Lead (Pb) in Kratom Read More » The post 86. Dr. Walt Prozialeck Returns to talk about Lead (Pb) in Kratom first appeared on Kratom Science.

Dr. Rachel Massey is Senior Associate Director and Policy Program Manager at the Toxics Use Reduction Institute at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. TURI's program was established as part of the Toxics Use Reduction Act of 1989, designed to protect public health and the environment while enhancing the competitiveness of MA businesses.Three partners work together to make the Toxic Use Reduction legislation effective in reducing pollution: 1. EPA in Massachusetts2. Office of Technical Assistance and Technology3. TURIThis is the gold standard practice, in the field of toxics reduction. They focus on reducing chemical hazards, not just limiting exposure. This is how Massachusetts was able to reduced their toxic use by 234 million pounds. Less chemicals, less exposures. ​Rachel's work includes policy development and program management internally and throughout the state of Massachusetts. She also manages TURI's community grant program. Dr. Massey speaks on this show about examples of companies reducing toxics and saving money, such as dry cleaning vs. wet cleaning and artificial turf vs. organic grass fields.

n this episode, Cee and Nesha talk about Toxic Traits, and even share on what they think are each others toxic traits. Listen Close! This weeks Random Radio picks are Cee- “Last Last” By Burna Boy Nesha- “Never Lose You” By Kalan.FrFr Find all of the important links of the Random Discourse Brand Here: https://linktr.ee/random_discourse --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/randomdiscoursebrand/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/randomdiscoursebrand/support

Lead-based paint is still present in many houses, apartments, and public buildings, making it a critical issue of health and safety for communities. Lead poisoning can cause permanent damage to a person's brain, nervous system, and other organs, and is especially hazardous to children and pregnant women. Though the federal government banned lead-based paint in 1978, it is still commonly found in older buildings. The U.S. Environmental Protection (EPA) has adopted the Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule (RRP Rule) to help prevent further exposures. Join EPA Scientist Carol Baillie, and Mike Wilson, Project Manager for EPA's National Programs Chemical Division, in this episode of Today's Local Environment—the Compliance Podcast to learn more about how local governments can promote compliance with the RRP rule and protect their residents. Host: Carol Baillie, Physical Scientist, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, U.S. EPA Guest: Mike Wilson, Project Manager, National Program Chemicals Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, U.S. EPA A transcript of this episode is available at https://lgean.net/podcasts.php. Additional Resources: EPA RRP Program Rules EPA RRP Rule Compliance Resources LGEAN's Materials of Concern Page

Lois Gibbs knew something was not right when her 5-year-old son began having seizures. She soon discovered the local school and playground in Niagara Falls, New York, was built on a toxic waste dump known as Love Canal. It was 1977. Gibbs soon transformed from a suburban housewife into a crusading activist who changed the face of the national environmental movement and whose work led to the creation of the federal superfund program. Love Canal has become synonymous with corporate greed and toxic pollution. Hooker Chemical, the largest employer in Niagara Falls, had been dumping highly toxic waste in the working-class community since the 1940s. The company covered the polluted landfill with dirt and sold it to the city's board of education for $1, and a school was soon built on the site. Hundreds of community members and schoolchildren were poisoned, and some died. Echoes of the Love Canal saga can be felt today in communities including Bennington, where local residents just reached a $34 million settlement with Saint-Gobain, a multinational plastics company which, along with previous owner ChemFab, operated a plant that was responsible for contaminating the soil and water. On April 21, Gov. Phil Scott signed a law giving people who have been exposed to toxic chemicals the right to sue responsible companies for the cost of monitoring their health. The Love Canal story is told in a new book, “Paradise Falls: The True Story of an Environmental Catastrophe,” by New York Times bestselling author Keith O'Brien, a former reporter for the Boston Globe. 

Listen and subscribe at www.JustProWrestlingNews.com Like the show? Support the show and get bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/justprowrestlingnews I'm Matt Carlins and this is JUST Pro Wrestling News for Wednesday, March 16, 2022. A special welcome to those of you listening on OccupyProWrestling.com. If you want to bring our updates to your website...email us: desk@justprowrestlingnews.com. (STINGER: AEW) TWO title matches are set for tonight's Dynamite. It's St. Patrick's Day Slam! Dr. Britt Baker defends the AEW Women's Championship against Thunder Rosa…inside a steel cage…in Rosa's hometown of San Antonio. Also tonight, Scorpio Sky defends the TNT Championship against Wardlow. AEW Champion Hangman Page teams with the AEW Tag Champs Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus to take on Adam Cole & reDRagon Plus, Bryan Danielson & Jon Moxley vs. Chuck Taylor & Wheeler Yuta The Young Bucks were on last night's Dark. They teamed up with Brandon Cutler to beat Alan "5" Angels, Colt Cabana & Evil Uno. Also, Ring of Honor Pure Champion Josh Woods got his first win in AEW…over AC Adams. (STINGER: WWE) The card for NXT's Stand & Deliver special is taking shape. We now have FOUR matches set for the show in Dallas on Saturday, April 2nd. Dolph Ziggler will defend the NXT Championship against the former champ Bron Breakker. Breakker laid out the challenge, and Ziggler accepted at the end of last night's s NXT…right after Ziggler retained the title with a win over LA Knight. Mandy Rose will defend the NXT Women's Championship against Cora Jade. Jade stole Toxic Attraction's title belts last night…but Rose outsmarted her in the end and the Toxics laid out Jade in the NXT Parking Lot. Earlier, Jade revealed Raquel Gonzalez will be out 4-to-6 weeks after she was attacked by Toxic Attraction last week. Imperium's Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner will defend the NXT Tag Titles in a 3-way at Stand & Deliver…against MSK and the Creed Brothers. We still don't know who attacked the Creeds in the NXT Parking Lot last week. Also now set for Stand & Deliver…Tony D'Angelo will go one-on-one against Tommaso Ciampa. Santos Escobar is in the North American Championship ladder match at Stand & Deliver. Escobar qualified by beating Cameron Grimes last night. Indi Hartwell got a rollup win over Persia Pirotta. After the match Indi & Dexter Lumis and Persia & Duke Hudson engaged in some “competitive making out” in the ring. A-Kid made his NXT debut with a win over Kushida…Tiffany Stratton beat Sarray…and Dominik Mysterio dropped by for a win over Raul Mendoza. WWE has filed a motion to dismiss the antitrust lawsuit filed by Major League Wrestling.. (STINGER: New Japan) The New Japan Cup tournament rolls on Thursday with two third-round matches: Will Ospreay vs. SANADA…and Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Great-O-Khan. On Tuesday, Tetsuya Naito advanced with a rollup win over Hiroshi Tanahashi…and Jeff Cobb beat YOSHI-HASHI. Killer Kross will make his New Japan debut at the Lonestar Shootout show in Dallas on Friday, April 1st. He's already challenged Minoru Suzuki to a match. That's JUST Pro Wrestling News for Wednesday, March 16th. Our next update comes your way tomorrow morning, so be sure to subscribe to this feed. We also thank you in advance for leaving a glowing rating or review.. I'm Matt Carlins. Thank YOU for listening. ~~~Full run down at www.justprowrestlingnews.com ~~~ • • • • • wwe #wrestling #prowrestling #smackdown #wwenetwork #wweraw #romanreigns #ajstyles #NXT #raw #njpw #wwenxt #SethRollins #TNA #johncena #RandyOrton #wrestlemania #ROH #WWF #summerslam #tripleh #aewdynamite #professionalwrestling #aew #allelitewrestling #aewontnt #DeanAmbrose #nxt #KevinOwens #wwesmackdown 

Listen and subscribe at www.JustProWrestlingNews.com Like the show? Support the show and get bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/justprowrestlingnews I'm Matt Carlins and this is JUST Pro Wrestling News for Wednesday, March 16, 2022. A special welcome to those of you listening on OccupyProWrestling.com. If you want to bring our updates to your website...email us: desk@justprowrestlingnews.com. (STINGER: AEW) TWO title matches are set for tonight's Dynamite. It's St. Patrick's Day Slam! Dr. Britt Baker defends the AEW Women's Championship against Thunder Rosa…inside a steel cage…in Rosa's hometown of San Antonio. Also tonight, Scorpio Sky defends the TNT Championship against Wardlow. AEW Champion Hangman Page teams with the AEW Tag Champs Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus to take on Adam Cole & reDRagon Plus, Bryan Danielson & Jon Moxley vs. Chuck Taylor & Wheeler Yuta The Young Bucks were on last night's Dark. They teamed up with Brandon Cutler to beat Alan "5" Angels, Colt Cabana & Evil Uno. Also, Ring of Honor Pure Champion Josh Woods got his first win in AEW…over AC Adams. (STINGER: WWE) The card for NXT's Stand & Deliver special is taking shape. We now have FOUR matches set for the show in Dallas on Saturday, April 2nd. Dolph Ziggler will defend the NXT Championship against the former champ Bron Breakker. Breakker laid out the challenge, and Ziggler accepted at the end of last night's s NXT…right after Ziggler retained the title with a win over LA Knight. Mandy Rose will defend the NXT Women's Championship against Cora Jade. Jade stole Toxic Attraction's title belts last night…but Rose outsmarted her in the end and the Toxics laid out Jade in the NXT Parking Lot. Earlier, Jade revealed Raquel Gonzalez will be out 4-to-6 weeks after she was attacked by Toxic Attraction last week. Imperium's Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner will defend the NXT Tag Titles in a 3-way at Stand & Deliver…against MSK and the Creed Brothers. We still don't know who attacked the Creeds in the NXT Parking Lot last week. Also now set for Stand & Deliver…Tony D'Angelo will go one-on-one against Tommaso Ciampa. Santos Escobar is in the North American Championship ladder match at Stand & Deliver. Escobar qualified by beating Cameron Grimes last night. Indi Hartwell got a rollup win over Persia Pirotta. After the match Indi & Dexter Lumis and Persia & Duke Hudson engaged in some “competitive making out” in the ring. A-Kid made his NXT debut with a win over Kushida…Tiffany Stratton beat Sarray…and Dominik Mysterio dropped by for a win over Raul Mendoza. WWE has filed a motion to dismiss the antitrust lawsuit filed by Major League Wrestling.. (STINGER: New Japan) The New Japan Cup tournament rolls on Thursday with two third-round matches: Will Ospreay vs. SANADA…and Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Great-O-Khan. On Tuesday, Tetsuya Naito advanced with a rollup win over Hiroshi Tanahashi…and Jeff Cobb beat YOSHI-HASHI. Killer Kross will make his New Japan debut at the Lonestar Shootout show in Dallas on Friday, April 1st. He's already challenged Minoru Suzuki to a match. That's JUST Pro Wrestling News for Wednesday, March 16th. Our next update comes your way tomorrow morning, so be sure to subscribe to this feed. We also thank you in advance for leaving a glowing rating or review.. I'm Matt Carlins. Thank YOU for listening. ~Full run down at www.justprowrestlingnews.com ~ • • • • • wwe #wrestling #prowrestling #smackdown #wwenetwork #wweraw #romanreigns #ajstyles #NXT #raw #njpw #wwenxt #SethRollins #TNA #johncena #RandyOrton #wrestlemania #ROH #WWF #summerslam #tripleh #aewdynamite #professionalwrestling #aew #allelitewrestling #aewontnt #DeanAmbrose #nxt #KevinOwens #wwesmackdown 

This episode is brought to you by Ordergroove.   Entrepreneurs considering a startup should first make sure the economics of their business model work under different conditions, says Melissa Lush, Co-Founder of Force of Nature. Then "test, test, test" to make sure you're right.   Part of the success of Force of Nature's product is that it cleans, deodorizes, and disinfects, Melissa says. And it works on any counter surface, stainless steel appliance, and even rugs.   The COVID pandemic was "very interesting," Melissa says, because of the array of businesses that began using their products because it's a "do-it-yourself" option that could be shipped. But once they realized the other benefits, companies couldn't go back to their old cleaning process.   In Part 2, Melissa talks about:   * Her joy of mentoring fellow entrepreneurs through the startup process. * How the Force of Nature appliance works. * The space and shipping savings you get when one cleaning product can handle multiple chores. * Video is an essential first tool for educating potential customers. * The pandemic opened up new verticals in the business. It was an unexpected opportunity.   Join Ramon Vela and Melissa Lush as they break down the inside story on The Story of a Brand.   For more on Force of Nature, visit: https://www.forceofnatureclean.com/    Subscribe and Listen to the podcast on all major apps. Simply search for “The Story of a Brand,” or click here to listen to your favorite podcast player: Listen now.   *   This episode is brought to you by Ordergroove.   It's time to let your customers enjoy the products they love without the friction of reordering...   That's why innovative brands like Peet's Coffee and Il Makiage rely on Ordergroove's subscription solution to build long-lasting relationships that drive recurring revenue.   From enrollment incentives to churn-fighting AI, Ordergroove gives your business the tools it needs to be a subscription success story.   Book a demo today and receive 2-months off your contract. Visit https://www.ordergroove.com/story/ 

Hello katemes, Tudey Tusdey ende Tecnology for Toxics......osea......Hora Martes de Tecnologia solo para Toxicos! Pa' los que no le entendieron a mi Ingles y pa' los que hablan Ingles igual que el de @SiSoySaid creo'ke este 2022 regresara mi curso de, "Ingles Like Chet" pa' que se vaya preparando. Oiga, y hablando de "preparados", nuestro Chinito AKA Jose Ramon AKA el Junior me sosprendio el dia de ayer!!! Escuchenos hasta el final pa' que descubra como y porque! De hecho, le tenemos una provadita si nos agunata hasta el final. Desde ahorita les digo....You're welcome buahahaha

Hello katemes, Tudey Tusdey ende Tecnology for Toxics......osea......Hora Martes de Tecnologia solo para Toxicos! Pa' los que no le entendieron a mi Ingles y pa' los que hablan Ingles igual que el de @SiSoySaid creo'ke este 2022 regresara mi curso de, "Ingles Like Chet" pa' que se vaya preparando. Oiga, y hablando de "preparados", nuestro Chinito AKA Jose Ramon AKA el Junior me sosprendio el dia de ayer!!! Escuchenos hasta el final pa' que descubra como y porque! De hecho, le tenemos una provadita si nos agunata hasta el final. Desde ahorita les digo....You're welcome buahahaha Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The House Environment and Energy Committee meets for a public hearing where they discuss Senate Bill 5703, which bans the addition of certain toxic chemicals in cosmetics.

This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with Baskut Tuncak, newly named Director, Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI), at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Baskut is a lawyer and former research chemist with a truly distinguished and fascinating career in a diverse range of public and private sector roles in toxics issues. Baskut most recently served as the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights. In our conversation, Baskut explains the role of rapporteur to the UN and outlines for us his goals as Director of TURI, one of three agencies implementing the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act. ALL MATERIALS IN THIS PODCAST ARE PROVIDED SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL  AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES. THE MATERIALS ARE NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE OR THE PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES. ALL LEGAL QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ANSWERED DIRECTLY BY A LICENSED ATTORNEY PRACTICING IN THE APPLICABLE AREA OF LAW. ©2022 Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.  All Rights Reserved

For this episode, I spoke with Jacqueline Warren, who worked as an attorney with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) from 1973 to 1991. She was one of the leading toxics advocates in Washington DC when most of the major federal toxics laws, including the Safe Drinking Water Act, Superfund and the Toxic Substances Control Act, were enacted. During her years at EDF and NRDC, Jackie was involved in the development, implementation and enforcement of laws related to drinking water, pesticides and toxic chemicals in products. She was a triple threat to the chemical industry, working to pass strong legislation, pressing EPA to adopt protective health standards, and litigating against EPA and the industry when they failed to follow the law.  Among her many accomplishments was a successful lawsuit overturning EPA's attempt to exempt most uses of toxic PCBs from a ban enacted by Congress, and halting the use of several widely used pesticides that were dangerous to public health. Our conversation traced the path which led to her starting a career in environmental law, looked at some of the key areas of her work, and discussed what it takes to win meaningful protections from toxic chemicals. One technical note, there were some connectivity problems during our interview that had an occasional minor effect on the audio quality of the recording. https://www.c-span.org/video/?4543-1/toxic-substance-control-act (Here is a clip) of Jackie testifying at a hearing on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in 1988, in which she discusses PCBs, asbestos, and the need for more toxicity testing of chemicals, and a more protective health standard in the law, starting at 21:53 on the recording. You can read a recent story by Pro Publica on the ongoing health risks posed by PCBs https://www.propublica.org/article/toxic-pcbs-festered-at-this-public-school-for-eight-years-as-students-and-teachers-grew-sicker (here). For ongoing issues with inadequate regulation of pesticides by the EPA, you can read an article by recent Toxic Avengers guest Sharon Lerner https://theintercept.com/2021/06/30/epa-pesticides-exposure-opp/ (here).

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://lovewithsex.me/2022/01/20/toxics-in-condoms-11-un-sexy-chemicals-lurking-in-condoms/ Toxics in Condoms - 11 Un-Sexy Chemicals Lurking in Condoms #ChemicalFreeCondoms https://lovewithsex.me/?p=14259 Toxics in Condoms - Does the condom contain animal products? What is the full ingredient makeup of the condom? What chemicals were added to produce the final ingredients in the condom? Read on to find out more.

For this episode, I spoke with Sharon Lerner, investigative reporter for https://theintercept.com/environment/ (The Intercept), whose groundbreaking work has included in-depth writing on a host of chemical-related issues including https://theintercept.com/series/the-teflon-toxin/ (PFAS), https://theintercept.com/2021/06/30/epa-pesticides-exposure-opp/ (pesticides), https://theintercept.com/2020/04/19/africa-plastic-waste-kenya-ethiopia/ (plastic waste), and https://theintercept.com/2019/12/18/formosa-plastics-louisiana-slave-burial-ground/ (environmental justice). We began our conversation discussing her https://theintercept.com/2021/12/22/epa-whistleblowers-carcinogen-paint-solvent/ (recent stories) on systemic problems within the Environmental Protection Agency's  Toxics office, including career managers overriding the findings of agency scientists that chemicals under review pose a health risk to the public.  We then traced the path of her career, work methods, and areas of interest, that have led to becoming perhaps the most important environmental journalist in the country.

https://www.holamigente.com En el programa de hoy hablamos de otra pandemia que afectara a la humanidad, una toxina que acosa a su novio en el trabajo, y descubrimos el gran amor que Roly le tiene a Colombia. 

A year ago, a crowd of people stormed the U.S. Capitol in a bid to seek a change in the 2020 presidential election. They were unsuccessful. Two months ago, there was a change in political control of Virginia’s government in another election. There are many statements that democracy is under siege and under threat, and that may be true. But this and every episode of Charlottesville Community Engagement seeks to document the arguments had and decisions made in a complex human civilization that each of us exists within. I’m your host, Sean Tubbs, eager to get on with an update about democracy at the community level around where I live.Sign up for free to learn something new every day about what’s happening: On today’s show:There’s new leadership on both the Charlottesville City Council and the Albemarle Board of SupervisorsGovernor-elect Youngkin nominated one of former President Trump’s EPA administrators to lead natural resources and environmental policy in VirginiaAnother state of emergency is declared in advance of second winter storm to start the new yearNew legislation continues to be filed in the General Assembly, including guarantee life imprisonment for class 1 felonies and campaign finance capsToday’s first Patreon-fueled shout-out:With winter weather here, now is the time to think about keeping your family warm through the cold Virginia months. Make sure you are getting the most out of your home with help from your local energy nonprofit, LEAP. LEAP wants you and yours to keep comfortable all year round, and offers FREE home weatherization to income- and age-qualifying residents. If you’re age 60 or older, or have an annual household income of less than $74,950, you may qualify for a free energy assessment and home energy improvements such as insulation and air sealing. Sign up today to lower your energy bills, increase comfort, and reduce energy waste at home!Clean-up continues while another weather storm approachesAlbemarle County and other localities are setting up emergency warming centers as thousands in the area remain without electricity three days after a winter storm that caught many by surprise and overwhelmed tree limbs that hadn’t yet experienced wet, heavy snow. Many now never will. “Albemarle County was one of the most severely hit areas across the Commonwealth,” said county executive Jeffrey Richardson. “The storm has been very challenging to recover from for several reasons. One is the rate of snowfall from Monday morning around 6 a.m. to around noon. We measured up to nine or nine and a half inches of snow across Albemarle County so it was a very wide-ranging storm.”Richardson said Dominion Energy activated its mutual aid plan and crews from eight states have been on the scene. He said resources would continue to be rerouted here. “Some of the mutual aid crews that were requested arrived here later than expected and that was due to Interstate blockages,” Richardson said. As of this morning at 10:15 a.m. there were just under a thousand homes in Charlottesville without power. In Albemarle, there are still 17,296 customers who have not yet had service restored. Half of Dominion’s 4,466 customers in Louisa remain unconnected and about a third of Fluvanna County’s 3,556 customers are without power. Continue to consult Dominion Energy’s outage map for the latest information.If you need a center, visit the website communityemergency.org. This is a service of the Regional Office of Emergency Management and has a list of resources, including the centers. Two mobile units will be set up from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today for people to get water and to charge mobile devices. These are at the Food Lion in the Town of Louisa and the Giant on Pantops. In Albemarle, the centers will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today:Baker-Butler Elementary School at 2740 Proffit Road with showers, WiFi, and electricity available.Greenwood Community Center at 865 Greenwood Rd in Crozet from 9 am to 6 pm. WiFi and electricity available. Scottsville Community Center at 250 Page Street in Scottsville from 9 am to 6 pm. WiFi and electricity available. In Charlottesville, trash pickup and curbside recycling resumed today with the regular Thursday service, but the city warns service may be suspended on Friday if the storm is severe enough to shut down roads. Normal residential service will resume on Monday. Governor Ralph Northam has issued a state of emergency in advance of a second storm storm which is forecast for this evening. The declaration frees up more resources for public safety officials to implement parts of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Emergency Operations Plan. It also prevents price gouging and allows department heads to waive certain procurement requirements. (read the declaration)Pandemic updateThere’s no longer a state of emergency in place for COVID-19 in Virginia, but the highest surge to date is still underway with another 15,840 cases reported today by the Virginia Department of Health. The percent positivity continues to creep up and is now at 33.6 percent statewide. The percent positivity in the Blue Ridge Health District has also increased to 25.2 percent. There are another 366 cases reported in the district today, and the town hall scheduled for tonight has been rescheduled to January 10. Youngkin selects former EPA administrator for Natural Resources SecretaryGovernor-elect Glenn Youngkin has named a former Trump administration official to oversee the portion of the state’s executive branch that implements policy related to the environment. Andrew Wheeler has been selected as the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources. Wheeler was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2019 and began his career in the first Bush administration in EPA’s Pollution Prevention and Toxics office. Youngkin selected Michael Rolband to serve as the director of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. He’s the founder of a firm called Wetland Studies and Solutions Inc that helps developers in the environmental review process. “He founded WSSI to assist economic developers in navigating the Clean Water Act, Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, and local environmental regulations,” reads the press release. In a release, Youngkin stated that the pair “share my vision in finding new ways to innovate and use our natural resources to provide Virginia with a stable, dependable, and growing power supply that will meet Virginia’s power demands without passing the costs on to the consumer.” The nominations will have to go through the General Assembly. To learn more about these nominations, here are some additional resources:Youngkin confirms his pick for Secretary of Natural Resources and Democrats respond, January 5, 2022Trump EPA head, coal lobbyist tapped as Virginia’s environmental chief, January 5, 2022Andrew Wheeler, Former EPA Boss, Charts a New Course, Bloomberg Law, May 6, 2021More General Assembly billsWe’re now six days away from the 2022 General Assembly and there are more pieces of legislation to review. The closer we come, the more narrow this list will be. For the full list, visit the General Assembly’s Legislative Information System. (view by the day)A bill from Delegate Terry Kilgore (R-1) would terminate the Town of St. Charles and incorporate its assets and debts into Lee County. (HB83)Kilgore also has a bill that would allow out-of-state audiologists to practice in underserved parts of the Commonwealth if doing so as part of a nonprofit organization’s service efforts. (HB84)Incoming Delegate Tim Anderson (R-83) would implement campaign finance limits (see image below) (HB85)Anderson also has a bill requiring the Department of Elections to create a searchable campaign database. The current database is here and there’s also the Virginia Public Access Project. (HB86)Senator Thomas Norment (R-3) filed a bill that would allow localities to apply for funds to maintain historic African American cemeteries. There is similar legislation in the House of Delegates. (SB76)Norment has another bill that would require people in all localities in Virginia to go through an additional 90 minutes of driver education to be spent with parents or guardians. (SB78)Senator Bill Stanley (R-20) filed a bill requiring anyone convicted of a Class 1 felony to be sentenced to life in prison. (SB79)Stanley has another bill that would prohibit elections officials from receiving gifts and funding for voter education programs and other outreach programs. (SB80)Stanley has another bill that would limit the power of the Air Pollution Control Board to consider facts and circumstances when considering reasonability to approving variances, not making regulations. (SB81)If a city reverts to a town, police officers will have the right to buy their motorcycles (SB82)Stanley also has a bill that would require Martinsville voters to approve reversion to becoming a town in Henry County, and they’d have to do so by July 1, 2026. (SB85)The mandatory age for judges to retire would be increased from 73 to 75 under another bill from Senator Stanley. (SB83)Another bill from Stanley would allow the New College Initiative to provide workforce training, a service that must currently be provided by the community college system. (SB84)Primitive campgrounds would be exempted from sanitary requirements under another bill from Stanley, though the Virginia Department of Health could require one toilet for every 75 campers. (SB86)Stanley has three other bills related to animal breeders. SB88 would require entities that breed dogs or cats to document each animal for two years after a sale or transfer. SB89 would prohibit the sale of unneutered or unspayed animals. SB90 would require breeders to offer animals for adoption before euthanization, a requirement that currently only applies to animal testing facilities. Second Patreon-fueled shout-out! The Plant Northern Piedmont Natives Campaign  an initiative that wants you to grow native plants in yards, farms, public spaces and gardens in the northern Piedmont. Winter is here, but spring isn’t too far away. This is a great time to begin planning for the spring. Native plants provide habitat, food sources for wildlife, ecosystem resiliency in the face of climate change, and clean water.  Start at the Plant Northern Piedmont Natives Facebook page and tell them Lonnie Murray sent you!A divided council selects Snook as Mayor, but unanimously elects Wade as Vice MayorIn their first vote of 2022, Charlottesville City Council chose Lloyd Snook to serve as mayor for the next two years. The first meeting with newcomers Brian Pinkston and Juandiego Wade was opened by Deputy City Manager Ashley Marshall. “The person elected to serve as Mayor will preside over City Council meetings and may call special meetings, make some appointments to advisory boards, and serves as the head of government for ceremonial purposes and official functions,” Marshall said. “The vice mayor substitutes whenever the mayor is not available.” Wade nominated Snook for the position of Mayor. “I think that he has the knowledge of governance to handle this position,” Wade said. “I think he understands the great importance of the position, and that the eyes of not only the city but a much broader audience will be looking upon him and I think that he understands the importance and knows what it takes to hear everyone’s voice.”Snook said the city needs a vision as well as a management team to implement that vision. “Our Comprehensive Plan sets out a compelling vision for the city that I think all five of us endorse,” Snook said. “A city of equity and opportunity where all people can thrive, a city with a rich and diverse culture where all people are welcomed and valued and respected, a well-planned city of neighborhoods with a variety of affordable housing choices, a city that demonstrates environmental and climate leadership, a government where all of our employees are respected and decisions are made with an eye on equity.”Snook said as mayor he wants to lead the recruitment efforts for a new city manager who will serve a long term. In the meantime he said the Comprehensive Plan has 308 different strategies but there’s no clear sense of how to turn that into an action plan for the government. He said he wants to set up new advisory committees that can provide a jumpstart on the rebuilding process. “In addition to the criminal justice and Marcus Alert task forces, and the Housing Advisory Committee, a climate change advisory committee, a group to work on transit and transportation policy, a group to develop a plan for historic Charlottesville,” Snook said. Councilor Sena Magill had a different nominee in mind. “I would like to nominate Michael Payne for Mayor,” Magill said. “Councilor Payne is very good at bringing people together across many different places. I have seen him put into words clearly thoughts and ideas that are often complex and make them reachable and is someone I know would do a very good job as well.” Payne accepted the nomination.“We are a divided community and divided along race, class, ideology, education level, and this has been a time of unprecedented crisis in a lot of ways,” Payne said.Payne the pandemic has frayed the social fabric but said there has been a demonstrated ability to advance public policy on Council.“Specific issues like implementing our affordable housing strategy, creating a land bank, creating our climate strategy and implementing it, as well as small things we see every day like recent calls from the community to take actions about Fifth Street,” Payne said.Payne said the city needs a well-functioning government, and added that the city has been implementing some of its vision, such as adopting the Future Land Use Map and investing in the redevelopment of the city’s public housing units. He said his leadership would continue that work. Snook got the nod on a 3 to 2 vote. There was only one candidate for vice mayor when Councilor Pinkston nominated Wade.“Juandiego Wade has been a fixture in this community for decades,” Pinkston said. “He served at all levels. He has so much to contribute. He has a courageousness but also a humility that is instructive for me. I’m grateful for his leadership in the city and I think he will make a fantastic vice mayor and I hope others will vote the same.”They did. Wade said he would accept the challenge. “I have kind of fancied myself as the type of person who works behind the scenes to help get things done and look at the fruition of the efforts of myself and others,” Wade said, That vote was unanimous. More on the City Council meeting in future editions of Charlottesville Community Engagement. Price to chair Albemarle Board of SupervisorsThe six-member Albemarle Board of Supervisors has selected Donna Price to serve as the chair for the next year. Price is in the third year of her first term and she was the only nominee. There was no discussion and the vote went quickly. “What sets Albemarle County apart from other local municipalities has been the steady, stable, and long-term leadership of the Office of County Executive and the County Attorney,” Price said. “The foresight of our County Executive, Jeff Richardson, the astuteneess of our county attorney Greg Kamptner and the dedication of innumerable citizens and public servants in an era of anger and while a deadly pandemic that has killed over 825,000 Americans… Albemarle County has not only survived. We have thrived.” Rivanna District Supervisor Bea LaPisto-Kirtley will be the vice chair. The public also heard from new Supervisor Jim Andrews, the new representative from the Samuel Miller District. He said he wants to hear from the public. “I don’t think I have all of the information and the Board doesn’t have all the information or ideas and the public can help,” Andrews said. “Right now I’m wishing for a wealth of great ideas from people.” Supervisors also made appointments to Boards and Commissions. Former Supervisor Liz Palmer has been reappointed to the Albemarle County Service Authority, where she served before being elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2013. Charles Tolbert and Nathan Moore were reappointed. Two UVA officials join Albemarle Planning CommissionThe new at-large member of the Planning Commission is Luis Carrazana, who is employed by the University of Virginia Office of the Architect as the Associate University Architect. Fred Missel, development director at the University of Virginia Foundation, will represent the Scottsville District, replacing Rick Randolph who retired. Julian Bivins, Daniel Bailey, and Karen Firehock were reappointed to their terms representing Jack Jouett, Rio, and Samuel Miller Districts. Charlottesville, Albemarle, and the University of Virginia entered into a Three Party Agreement in 1986 that allowed for UVA officials to serve as non-voting members of the city and county Planning Commissions. Later this year, the Planning Commission will take up a rezoning request at the North Fork Research Park for a rezoning of land to the Neighborhood Model Development district. UVA has selected this as one of three sites where they will work with a developer to built up to 1,500 affordable housing units. The rezoning application submitted in December would see up to 1,400 units at the site as well as a maximum of 3.7 million square feet of non-residential use. The development would span between Airport Road Drive and Lewis and Clark Drive, and would utilize a completed extension of that roadway that the UVA Foundation funded. The Discovery Park is owned by the foundation. Supervisors also delegated some of their members to Boards and Commissions. Jim Andrews will serve on the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority Andrews and Supervisor Price will serve on the Solid Waste Alternatives Advisory CommitteeAnn Mallek will serve on the Rivanna Water and Sewer AuthorityAndrews will serve on the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission and Gallaway will continueNed Gallaway will serve on the Central Virginia Regional Housing Partnership with Diantha McKeel as an alternative Gallaway and Price will serve on the Capital Improvement Program Advisory CommitteeBea LaPisto-Kirtley will replace Mallek on the Historic Preservation CommitteeMcKeel will remain on the Economic Development AuthorityLaPisto-Kirtley and McKeel will remain on the Regional Transit Partnership And this morning, Clerk of Council Kyna Thomas sent over this list of what Councilors are serving on what regional boards. Sena Magill will serve on the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail Authority Board Juandiego Wade will serve on the Charlottesville Albemarle Convention and Visitors Bureau Lloyd Snook and Brian Pinkston will serve on the Darden Towe Park Board, along with Albemarle Supervisors LaPisto Kirtley and Gallaway. Pinkston and Snook will serve on the Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board. Both will also serve on the Regional Transportation Partnership providing consistent representation on both bodies. Pinkston will serve on the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority and the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (PINKSTON)Payne will continue on the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission What do you think? This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

Throughout his career of teaching, writing and organizing, Ken Geiser has been one of the most important theoreticians of the Toxics movement, as well as a Johnny Appleseed, having a hand in the creation, development and sustenance of more than two dozen organizations, while mentoring many other Toxic Avengers. Among many accomplishments, Ken was one of the authors of the landmark Toxics Use Reduction Act in Massachusetts. Ken served as the Director of the https://www.turi.org/ (Toxics Use Reduction Institute) from 1990 to 2003 and in 2001 published his first book, “https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/materials-matter (Materials Matter),” while teaching as a professor of Work Environment at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. I spoke with Ken from his farmhouse in Maine. In the interview, Ken offers a couple of stage-setting stories about his childhood in Scottsdale, Arizona and early experiences as an undergrad studying architecture at U.C. Berkeley. He describes the parallel paths of his graduate studies at MIT and his work organizing to protect neighborhoods from highway projects and waste dumps, to the creation of the National Toxics Campaign with John O'Connor. Key events discussed in Ken's evolution of understanding and engagement in the Toxics movement include the contaminated drinking water in Woburn, Massachusetts, the fight over a PCB dump in Warren County, North Carolina, and the death of thousands caused by the gas leak from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India. Ken describes the process leading to the passage of the Toxics Use Reduction Act in 1989, and his work following the law's enactment, including his leadership of the Toxic Use Reduction Institute (TURI). He recounts some of his extensive work with colleagues and allies across the country, building organizations to tackle various aspects of the Toxic Chemicals problem.

This podcast episode explores how and where we encounter PFAS and other toxic chemicals  in our daily lives. These chemicals, nicknamed the "forever chemicals" because of their environmental persistence, are added to an enormous number of consumer products, including foodware, beauty products, furniture, and outdoor gear. PFAS have damaging, long-term effects on both human health and the environment.  The conversation is shared with Sue Chiang, Pollution Prevention Director at the Center for Environmental Health.

When it comes to getting toxic chemicals out of the products we use every day, the choices we make as consumers can only do so much. Yes, I firmly believe that the products we choose to spend our money on is a very important vote with our dollar. And it is often the first step in making the other changes that are also necessary: industry acceptance and government regulations.Truthfully, advocacy has never been something I've focused on. I wasn't “into politics” and didn't think my voice would really make a difference. That thinking has changed in recent years, and part of this shift was actually speaking with my friend Kerri Torrey. She was part of a group of Beautycounter consultants that trekked to our nation's capital to speak with lawmakers about the toxins found in personal care products.I got more curious about Beautycounter as a brand the more I started seeing about the work they were doing in advocacy and transparency. Kerri started sending me blog posts written by a woman named Lindsay Dahl. And I thought, whoa, this woman is brilliant, a force to be reckoned with, and often “I wish I'd written that!”And so it is with great excitement that today's episode is an interview with Lindsay about her advocacy work, our role in creating change, and where the beauty industry is headed.Lindsay Dahl is Beautycounter's SVP, Social Mission where she leads the safety, sustainability, advocacy and giving teams. She has been working for over 15 years to remove toxic chemicals from the products we use every day. Working at the intersection of activism, product safety, and sustainability, Lindsay takes a comprehensive approach to integrating social impact into everything at Beautycounter.Prior to joining the Beautycounter team, Lindsay spearheaded the passage of more than a dozen health protective laws at the state and federal levels, including the nation's first ban on the toxic chemical BPA from baby bottles and other landmark laws on chemicals like flame retardants, mercury, and phthalates. In addition, Lindsay created a nationally acclaimed program—Mind the Store—to encourage top retailers to remove toxic chemicals from products. This initiative led to comprehensive health protective policies from Fortune 500 companies such as Target, Wal-Mart, CVS, The Home Depot and Best Buy.While working in Washington, D.C., Lindsay was the Deputy Director of Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, the country's largest coalition working to update federal laws on toxic chemicals. Additionally, she was lead strategist for the grassroots movement that ultimately led to the overhaul of toxic chemical regulations, the first since 1976.In this episode we cover:- What is activism and how consumers play a role- Strategies to affect change in regulations- The biggest challenges in toxics regulation reform and how to overcome them- The roles consumers, companies, and government each have in making safer products available for everyone- Lindsay's prediction on the future of clean beauty- 3 actionable tips to support the movement for healthier products to become the norm*****Green Product Forum: https://facebook.com/groups/greenproductforumInstagram: https://instagram.com/emma_greenathomeWebsite: https://greenathome.ca

An introduction to the new podcast series, Persistent and Pervasive: Feminists Take on Toxics!

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Early on, the Trump administration told federal agencies to reduce the regulatory burden by removing two rules for every one they proposed. The Environmental Protection Agency managed to exceed its deregulatory goals, as Jeffrey Harris explained to Federal Drive with Tom Temin. He is the director of Toxics, Chemical Management and Pollution Prevention Directorate in EPA's Office of Inspector General.

Consumers today have a lot of choices. Whether in stores or online, people are inundated by an abundance of options for what to buy. At the same time, the products we consume seem to have more and more ingredients, additives, and chemicals in them that put our health at risk, and even their packaging could be harmful to us. How do consumers make sense of the choices they have to make to reduce their own and their family's exposure to everyday toxics? In her engaging and insightful new book, Better Safe Than Sorry: How Consumers Navigate Exposure to Everyday Toxics (University of California Press, 2018), sociologist Norah MacKendrick shows readers how today's regulatory environment in the United States came about, how so much of what we consume remains unregulated, and how environmental health groups, food retail stores, and consumers have adjusted to these realities. In an age of deregulation, when individuals are forced to take on an increasing amount of risk with decreasing support from societal institutions, MacKendrick argues that many consumers today are practicing what she calls “precautionary consumption,” or a pattern of “green” or non-toxic shopping to try to ward off the harms of conventional modern products. The burden of such an intensive, resource-consuming approach to shopping, however, falls disproportionately on women, who remain charged with the responsibility of caring for the household (shopping, cooking, cleaning), and especially mothers, who still do the lion's share of child raising. Furthermore, MacKendrick questions the ability of precautionary consumption to truly achieve environmental justice and equitable forms of widespread regulation, so that the burden for preventing exposure to everyday toxics doesn't fall on the individual, and especially not on the groups bearing excessive responsibility to do so (women, mothers) or receiving a disproportionate amount of the harm (the poor). Examining everyday toxics from a variety of angles, MacKendrick's book is an impressive analysis of how many of us shop today, why we do so, and what we can do to achieve greater equality. Richard E. Ocejo is associate professor of sociology at John Jay College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY). He is the author of Masters of Craft: Old Jobs in the New Urban Economy (Princeton University Press, 2017), about the transformation of low-status occupations into cool, cultural taste-making jobs (cocktail bartenders, craft distillers, upscale men's barbers, and whole animal butchers), and of Upscaling Downtown: From Bowery Saloons to Cocktail Bars in New York City (Princeton University Press, 2014), about growth policies, nightlife, and conflict in gentrified neighborhoods. His work has appeared in such journals as City & Community, Poetics, Ethnography, and the European Journal of Cultural Studies. He is also the editor of Ethnography and the City: Readings on Doing Urban Fieldwork (Routledge, 2012), a co-Book Editor at City & Community, and serves on the editorial boards of the journals Metropolitics, Work and Occupations, and the Journal for Undergraduate Ethnography. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Norco, Louisiana to Flint, Michigan to Los Angeles, California – environmental racism is real. On this edition of Making Contact, we look at polluting industries in Northeast and South L.A. We begin with a story by Making Contact's Community Storytelling Fellow Ivan Rodriguez, followed by an interview with journalist Aura Bogado and Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis. Featuring: Ivan Maceda Rodriguez, Making Contact Community Storytelling Fellow; Aura Bogado, Journalist; Hilda Solis, Los Angeles County Supervisor. Credits: Host: Jasmin Lopez Producers: Monica Lopez, Laura Flynn, Jasmin Lopez Contributing Producer: Ivan Maceda Rodriguez Executive Director: Lisa Rudman Web Editor: Kwan Booth Music: Blue Dot Sessions More information:   Exide cleanup: Toxic lead removal could be California's biggest yet: The sad, sickening truth about South L.A.'s oil wells Money doesn't matter: White people breathe cleaner air   The post Life, Breath, and Toxics: Lethal Negligence of Northeast and South L.A. appeared first on KPFA.