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LEVER TIME: Did AstroTurf's "Forever Chemicals" Cause The Deaths Of Pro Athletes?
You last listened April 30, 2023
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: David Sirota speaks with Philadelphia Inquirer journalists Barbara Laker and David Gambacorta about their recent blockbuster investigation, which details how chemicals found in the AstroTurf at Veterans Stadium may be linked to the deaths of six Philadelphia Phillies baseball players. The three discuss how hazardous per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” are now being discovered in a variety of different products. They also unpack why the conditions at Veterans Stadium may have been uniquely hazardous — and what, if anything, is being done to regulate PFAS.
Links:
- Field Of Dread (The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 2023)
- Toxic PFAS Chemicals Found In Artificial Turf (The Intercept, October 2019)
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A transcript of this episode is available here.