Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode Environmental health across party lines
In today’s episode Ken and Lindsay Dahl talk about how we regulate chemicals, protect public health and decide product safety.
Lindsay has more than two decades of environmental health work in the private and public sector. She’s the author of "Cleaning House: The Fight to Rid Our Homes of Toxic Chemicals,” that discusses why environmental health has always been a bipartisan issue, despite today's polarized politics. She emphasizes the importance of holding all elected officials accountable, regardless of party, on their environmental health records.
Lindsay addresses the “Make America Healthy Again” movement, noting that Republican women joining the fight against toxic chemicals represent a continuation of decades-long grassroots organizing, not something new. She warns that voters who supported President Donald Trump based on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's promises need to hold the administration accountable as it rolls back air quality regulations, protections from the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS and other environmental safeguards.
Lindsay is an incredible science communicator and encourages people to cut through social media disinformation to engage meaningfully with environmental health issues through their votes and advocacy.
For a deeper dive into today’s discussion:
Cleaning House: The fight to rid our homes of toxic chemicals
Lindsay Dahl’s Substack
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