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Equity In Every Drop - A Waterkeeper Alliance PodcastThe Underregulated Underbelly of Factory FarmsIn this episode of Equity In Every Drop, host Thomas Hynes speaks with Kelly Hunter Foster, Senior Attorney at Waterkeeper Alliance and a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Animal Agriculture and Water Quality subcommittee. Kelly offers an in-depth look at the regulatory challenges surrounding concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), exposing industry loopholes and the inadequacies of current federal and state permits. She explains how underregulation and lack of enforcement enable widespread water pollution and pose serious public health risks, particularly for vulnerable communities near these facilities.Sandy Bihn, Lake Erie Wa...2024-11-211h 09
Grass Roots HealthThe Current Challenges Faced by Lake Erie: An Interview with Sandy Bihn, Lake Erie WaterkeeperPeople think like this: If it is not in my “backyard” and not affecting me and/or my family, I really do not pay much attention to it and really do not care. Well, this is an issue that impacts at least 12 million of you. That’s how many of you get your drinking water from the Lake Erie watershed.
Do you care about your health? Do you care about the quality of your drinking water? You should care enough to listen to this podcast.
Lake Erie is like the canary in the co...2024-07-1357 minGrass Roots HealthThe Current Challenges Faced by Lake Erie: An Interview with Sandy Bihn, Lake Erie WaterkeeperPeople think like this: If it is not in my “backyard” and not affecting me and/or my family, I really do not pay much attention to it and really do not care. Well, this is an issue that impacts at least 12 million of you. That’s how many of you get your drinking water from the Lake Erie watershed.
Do you care about your health? Do you care about the quality of your drinking water? You should care enough to listen to this podcast.
Lake Erie is like the canary in the co...2024-07-1357 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "CAFOS Vs Lake Erie!" 020523 Episode 211Joe DeMare talks about censorship around the train wreck in Columbiana county. Then about spotting a river otter on the Maumee River and the resilience of Nature. Next he interviews Sandy Bihn about the upcoming hearing on the Ohio EPA"s proposed "regulation" of pollution from farm fields and CAFOS that are causing Lake Erie's deadly algal blooms each summer. Spoiler, the regulations will do nothing. Rebecca Wood talks about Charles Young, the first superintendent of National Parks, an African American, and Teddy Roosevelt's right hand man in overseas military excursions. Ecological News includes: Mexico banning geoengineering; the discovery...2023-02-0755 min
For A Green FutureFor A Green Future "The CAFO's Vs Lake Erie Situation!" 061222 Episode 177Joe DeMare talks about how he seems to be always right when it comes to predicting how political leaders will handle nuclear problems. Sandy Bihn is our guest, talking about the documentary "The Erie Situation" which examines the problems of CAFO's and algae blooms. Rebecca Wood tells us about the cottonwood tree. Environmental news includes bumblebees and glyphosates and the discovery that plants have free will. 2022-06-1555 min
WTOL 11 Leading EdgeCandidate for governor Democrat Nan Whaley talks about her plans for the state including $350 inflation rebate for Ohioans. Lake Erie Waterkeeper Sandy Bihn talks about documentary the Erie SituationDemocratic candidate for governor and former Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley talks about her plans for the state including her plans for a $350 inflation rebate for Ohioans.
Lake Erie Waterkeeper Sandy Bihn talks about the new documentary the Erie Situation and what has led to the algae blooms in Lake Erie.2022-06-1322 min