The Green Room
The Green Room radio show is produced by Barbara Lucas and WEMU News Director, David Fair, serves as host and Executive Producer.
The Green Room takes listeners out into the community as Barbara Lucas explores important local environmental topics, which are often relevant statewide and beyond. Lucas not only gets to the heart of these issues, but provides a soundscape that supplements and enhances the subject matter, and advances the story in the minds of listeners.
The Green Room is a collaboration between the WEMU News Department and Washtenaw County Public Works. Contracted by Washtenaw County, Barbara also produces a monthly Green Room show with Ann Arbor's Community Television Network.
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PFAS chemicals are being linked to more and more serious health problems. But still, it’s legal to use them in the U.S., with minor exceptions. And they… -
The chemical bonds of PFAS substances are virtually indestructible. That makes their complete disposal hard, if not impossible. Meanwhile, their… -
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are being found across the country in the drinking water of community water supplies, residential wells,… -
Over the last half-century, PFAS chemicals have been added to the formulation of innumerable products we use on a daily basis. The manufacture and… -
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances have been highly valued by industry as useful in a wide variety of products. But, as more studies are conducted and… -
Everyone wants clean water and clean air, and most agree that human life is dependent on a healthy planet. In this segment of WEMU’s “The Green Room,” we… -
According to the Association of Oil Pipelines, pipelines are energy “lifelines." They create jobs, keep costs down, and are the safest way to transport… -
“The Green Room” series on pipelines continues. In the previous three segments we discovered the web of underground infrastructure is more complex and… -
As the recent disaster in Massachusetts shows, pipeline problems can cause fatal explosions. But in Michigan, it’s the impact pipelines might have to our… -
Whether crude oil or natural gas, once these fossil fuels are extracted from the ground, they can present flammable and toxic hazards. Safely transporting…
