How did plastic become so pervasive in our lives?

How did plastic become so pervasive in our lives? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Suzan Beraza, director of Bag It, a documentary that explores the world of plastics and their effects on our waterways, oceans, and even our bodies. Plastic bags have become a pervasive symbol of a throw-away society and a serious environmental problem. 60,000 plastic bags are used in the U.S. every 6 seconds. Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What can we do to use less plastic? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Suzan Beraza, director of the documentary film, Bag It

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How do chemicals in our environment impact our risk of getting cancer?

How do chemicals in our environment impact our risk of getting cancer? On the next Your Call, we'll look at the connections between the parallel explosion of human-made carcinogens and cancer rates. President Obama's Cancer Panel issued a report highlighting the links between the nearly 80,000 chemicals on the market in the U.S. and the incidence of cancer. Given this knowledge, how should chemicals be regulated?

Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Whose responsibility is it to protect us from environmentally induced cancer? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Michael Green, director of Center for Environmental Health

Dr. Samuel Epstein, professor emeritus of Environmental and Occupational Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health and author of The Politics of Cancer

Nancy Beurmeyer, senior policy strategist at the Breast Cancer Fund

Dr. Anila Jacob, senior scientist with Environmental Working Group

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