What Mama Wants

Series produced by Kate Manahan

Caption: www.whatmamawants.org
www.whatmamawants.org 

What does Mother Earth want? Less Toxics, More Health!

What Mama Wants is a 30 minute program that airs weekly at 1PM on WMPG/90.9FM in Portland, Maine.
The show considers how Mother Earth is impacted by toxic chemicals.
Educators, citizens, decision-makers and scientists discuss the role toxics are playing in our daily lives, including PFAS, phthalates, plastics, and more. This show is designed to inform and inspire...and, we always consider what Mother Earth wants, in the process.


5 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Caption: Mark Hyland
Former Bureau Director of Maine's Department of Environmental Protection talks about Superfund sites, what they are and what can be done with them....

  • Added: May 20, 2022
  • Length: 25:48
Caption: Fred Stone
Fred Stone of Stoneridge Farm describes his family's physical and financial ruin from toxic PFAS chemicals that polluted their soil, water, feed, h...

  • Added: May 20, 2022
  • Length: 24:06
Caption: Cathy and Bruce Harrington, Credit: Kate Manahan
PFAS contamination from a neighbor's sludge-spreading farm has spelled ruin for the Harringtons. They are physically ill from the exposure, their ...

  • Added: May 20, 2022
  • Length: 28:52
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Artificial turf is an environmental health issue on a large scale, with around 13,000 artificial turf fields in use today, while we add about 1,500...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2022
  • Length: 30:31
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Sarah Woodbury works closely with legislators and coalition partners to advance Defend’s mission of fighting for safe products, food, and drinking ...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2022
  • Length: 29:33