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Raw Wastewater On Farms

August 21, 2017 By EarthWise

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Clean water supplies are dwindling around the world.  As a result, the use of untreated wastewater on farms for crop irrigation is on the rise. 

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Doing More Harm Than Good

August 1, 2017 By EarthWise

Doing More Harm Than Goodhttps://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/EW-08-01-17-Antibacterials.mp3

A group of more than 200 scientists and medical professionals has issued a consensus statement in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives urging that antimicrobial chemicals like triclosan and triclocarban should not be used in consumer products.  The experts say that these substances offer no health benefits and are actually causing health and environmental harm.

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The Tick Project

September 12, 2016 By Nationally Produced Shows

The Tick Projecthttps://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/EW-09-12-16-The-Tick-Project.mp3

Tiny ticks are a big problem. Anyone taking a walk in the woods is advised to do a tick check. Ticks infect more than 325,000 people with Lyme disease each year, and this number continues to rise.

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Antibiotic Apocalypse

December 18, 2015 By Nationally Produced Shows

Antibiotic Apocalypsehttps://earthwiseradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/EW-12-18-15-Antibiotic-Apocalypse.mp3

Virtually everyone listening to this radio segment has relied on antibiotics to treat a bacterial infection. Since the 1940’s, we’ve used antibiotics to combat everything from strep throat to sinus infections. They also play an important role in surgery and cancer therapies.

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