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Protecting children from the risks of pesticides
Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode
07/30/24 • 62 min
Many people find EWG while seeking information about pesticides. In today’s episode Ken is joined by our in-house Senior Toxicologist, Dr. Alexis Temkin whose research establishes safety guidelines to help people (including children) minimize their exposure to toxic crop chemicals. In the second half of today’s episode, Ken is joined by renowned pediatrician Dr. Phillip Landrigan whose decades of research and advocacy is integral for understanding the effects of pesticides on children. We see this episode as Pesticides 101, to help give our audience agency over how they (and their families) are exposed to pesticides. Our government isn’t doing enough to protect us from harmful chemical residues often found in healthy foods like fruits and vegetables. Until that changes, we’re grateful for the work of Dr. Temkin and Dr. Landrigan which has helped people, including parents and caregivers, better understand how they can take steps to reduce their exposure to pesticides while eating plenty of healthy fruits and veggies.
Want a deeper dive on today’s episode? Check out the links below:
EWG’s 2024 Dirty Dozen
EWG’s 2024 Clean 15
EWG’s Dirty Dozen Guide to Food Chemicals: The top 12 to avoid
EWG’s YouTube
Alexis Temkin, Ph.D.
EPA warns farmworkers about risks of Dacthal
60 Minutes (CBS; 2/26/1989)
National Research Council (US) Committee on Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children
Food Quality Protection Act Signing
Safe Drinking Water Act Signing
Children and Environmental Toxins: What Everyone Needs to Know®
Project 2025's "Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise (contributed by NPR)
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EWG 2024 Wrapped
Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode
12/31/24 • 48 min
At EWG we believe everyone should have access to safe products, clean drinking water, healthy food, and clean air. We believe in that so much that we’ve spent decades fighting for you.
Ken sits down with his colleagues Scott Faber and Jocelyn Lyle to discuss EWG’s impact in 2024 and what’s to come in 2025. From a potential Red dye-3 ban to pesticides in produce to PFAS in your drinking water, EWG has made incredible progress.
We’ll have our challenges in 2025 but we’re ready to face them head-on, but not before we celebrate this year’s successes with you, our listeners. Thank you for your support and we’re excited to do it again with you next year.
For a deeper dive into today’s discussion:
EWG’s Dirty Dozen
EWG Verified
EWG’s Healthy Living App
Alaska Community Action on Toxics
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners
Center for Environmental Health
Clean Water Action
Natural Resources Defense Council
Sierra Club
Illinois Environmental Council
Defend Our Health
Maryland PIRG
Alliance for a Healthier Tomorrow
Resilient Sisterhood Project
Ecology Center
Women’s Voices for the Earth
Clean + Healthy
Earthjustice
Clean Cape Fear
North Carolina Conservation Network
Oregon Environmental Council
Vermont Conservation Voters
Vermont Natural Resources Council
Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Toxic-Free Future
Zero Waste Washington
Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments
Break Free From Plastic
Center for Environmental Health
Clean Production Action
Commonweal
Consumer Reports
Environmental Defense Fund
International Pollutants Elimination Network
Learning Disabilities Association of America
National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
Silent Spring Institute
Toxic-Free Future
Union of Concerned Scientists
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Can deregulation make America healthy again?
Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode
03/11/25 • 46 min
Ken’s having another episode, one that quite a lot of people are having lately, all about the federal job layoffs. This is a little bit tricky, as Ken and EWG have at times been critical of the very agencies that are in the Trump administration’s crosshairs.
To help Ken unpack this, he’s joined by his friend and environmental hero, Peter Galvin. Peter is one of the founders and the director of programs for the Center for Biological Diversity. They talk about policy, strategies for the next four years, and how their organizations will rise to the occasion to ensure all Americans have a cleaner, safer, non-toxic future.
For a deeper dive into today’s discussion:
The Center for Biological Diversity
Frequent Questions and Answers: Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for PFOA and PFOS (EPA)
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to Unleash American Greatness as Head of EPA
PFAS in sludge spread on farmland poses health risks, EPA report says
OPM-OMB Memo Guidance on Agency RIF and Reorganization Plans Requested by Implementing The President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Workforce Optimization Initiative 2-26-2025
She Lobbied for a Carcinogen. Now She’s at the E.P.A., Approving New Chemicals (NYTimes)
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Endocrine disruptors and early puberty for girls
Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode
10/08/24 • 36 min
Endocrine disruptors are chemical compounds that interfere with our hormones. For years, it was seen as a fringe theory. Today, it’s embraced by The Endocrine Society and Endocrinologists worldwide. A new study by our guest today shows that chemical exposure to young brains impacts their hormones, which can result in early-onset puberty.
In his latest episode, Ken is joined by Dr. Natalie Shaw, a pediatric endocrinologist and clinical investigator, to discuss her team’s findings and the dangers of early-onset puberty. EWG has been following this topic for quite some time. Join us as we jump back to 2010 when Ken interviews Dr. Louise Greenspan and Dr. Juliana Deardorf about their book, The New Puberty.
We’ll explore the unfolding of this story over the past decade, which leaves us to wonder - what are we doing to our girls, and why?
Want a deeper dive on today’s episode? Check out the links below:
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Hormones And Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals What You Need To Know (The Endocrine Society)
Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode every other week.
Mark Jacobson & Greg Jaczko on clean energy alternatives to nuclear power
Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode
06/04/24 • 44 min
Climate change, air pollution, jobs! These are buzzwords that have helped the nuclear energy industry stay in power. In today’s episode, Ken is joined by author and environmental engineering professor, Mark Jacobson and former Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and author, Greg Jaczko to discuss why we continue to waste so much money in nuclear power, what the new clean energy alternatives are and why we are still using both.
Want a deeper dive on today’s episode? Check out the links below:
Mark Jacobson’s Book, No Miracles Needed
Greg Jaczko’s Book, Confessions of a Rogue Nuclear Regulator
EWG’s Green Energy Guide
The Economic Viability of Nuclear Power Is Only Going Down
Why Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Won’t Help Counter the Climate Crisis
Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode every other week.
Dr. Mark Hyman on treating toxic chemicals in our bodies
Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode
05/21/24 • 41 min
Almost 100% of Americans have toxic substances in our bodies and it negatively affects our health in numerous ways. In today’s episode, Ken is joined by functional medicine pioneer and EWG board member, Dr. Mark Hyman. Functional medicine is a complete approach to your whole interconnected biological system. Dr. Hyman came to functional medicine after being diagnosed with mercury poisoning and after using functional medicine to detoxify his body, he became determined to help as many people as possible.
Ken and Dr. Hyman discuss why we are exposed to so many toxic substances, where we are exposed to them, and what you can do to help yourself reduce exposure and increase detoxification.
Want a deeper dive on today’s episode? Check out the links below:
EWG's Dirty Dozen: Cancer Prevention Edition
EWG's 2024 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in ProduceTM
Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode every other week.
Disruptors Diane Cotter and Peter Arlein are determined to protect their communities, stretching from Massachusetts to Colorado, against toxic 'forever chemicals'
Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode
04/30/24 • 57 min
In today’s episode, Ken is joined by two guests, Diane Cotter and Peter Arlein who both came into environmentalism as a way to protect their families, friends, and communities from toxic ‘forever chemicals.’
Worcester, MA native Diane, wife of firefighter Paul Cotter, plunged into the PFAS rabbit hole when she questioned whether Paul’s exposure to the chemicals contributed to his prostate cancer. Her relentless pursuit for the truth revealed numerous sick firefighters and afflicted firefighter communities nationwide.
Former ski-shop wax tech Peter took matters into his own hands by creating the Colorado-based company MountainFlo dedicated to making ski wax and bicycle lubricants without PFAS and petroleum, to protect the Rocky Mountains he cherishes and the outdoor sports community he belongs to.
Want a deeper dive on today’s episode? Check out the links below:
Peter’s Company: Mountain Flow & Mountain Flow Take Back Program
Diane’s Documentary Burned: Protecting the Protectors
Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode every other week.
Carey Gillam on how corporations conceal the dangers of toxic weed killers from consumers
Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode
04/23/24 • 43 min
When buying or eating food, we don’t often think about the chemicals used in weed killers...but we should. In today’s episode, we go in-depth with Carey Gillam, Managing Editor of The New Lede, EWG’s journalism initiative, and the widely used commercial toxic pesticides found in weed killers. Ken and Carey discuss their link to Parkinson's, non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, and childhood leukemia, and her ground-breaking investigations that have exposed corporations like Monsanto and Syngenta that have concealed health risks from the public for decades.
Earlier this month, EWG partnered with California assembly member Laura Friedman to introduce Assembly Bill 1963 which would end the use of Paraquat on fields and orchards in California by January 2026. The passing of this bill could enormously impact the lives and the health of California’s farmworkers, their families, and agricultural communities across the state.
Want a deeper dive on today’s episode? Check out the links below:
Toxic Weed Killer Found in Breast Milk, Infant Formula
The New Lede’s ‘Paraquat Papers’ scoop recognized by agriculture journalists
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25 Years in the Making: EPA Cracks Down on “Forever Chemicals” in Tap Water Thanks to Rob Bilott
Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode
04/16/24 • 54 min
For decades the American people have been exposed to toxic forever chemicals known as PFAS with no protection from our government.
Until now... In today’s monumental episode, Ken travels to Fayetteville, North Carolina to join the EPA as they announce the first-ever legal limit on PFAS in the drinking water of tens of millions of Americans.
In anticipation of this announcement, Ken spoke with environmental attorney, Rob Bilott, who has worked tirelessly for 25 years to make this legal limit on PFAS possible.
Want a deeper dive on today’s episode? Check out the links below:
The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare
Dark Waters featuring Mark Ruffalo
EPA Says ‘Forever Chemicals’ Must Be Removed From Tap Water
Ruffalo: PFAS drinking water standard delivers justice to poisoned communities
Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode every other week.
Goodbye Red Dye 3
Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode
02/11/25 • 25 min
Ken Cook is having another episode, and this one is all about two R’s: Red Dye 3 and RFK Jr.
Ken is joined by his fellow public interest leader Dr. Peter Lurie, the president and executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, or CSPI. He has a storied career in public health, including a stint as the Food and Drug Administration’s associate commissioner for public health strategy and analysis during the Obama administration.
Thanks to a petition CSPI filed with the FDA in 2022 FDA petition, Red Dye 3 is now banned from use in food products in the U.S.
In today’s episode, Ken and Dr. Lurie celebrate that victory and discuss how CSPI, EWG, and other public interest groups are rising to meet this challenging political moment for public health.
For a deeper dive into today’s discussion:
Thank you to our live-stream guests
Dr. Rob Davidson, Executive Director of The Committee to Protect Health Care
Dr. Georges Benjamin, Executive Director of American Public Health Association
Tom Philpott, Senior Research Analyst at Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future
Executive Director Northe Saunders and Advocacy Director Jen Herricks at SAFE Communities Coalition Action Fund
Max Goldberg, founder of the newsletter Organic Insider
Darya Minovi, Senior Analyst at The Center for Science and Democracy at The Union of Concerned Scientists
Author and entrepreneur, Robyn O’Brien
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