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Hazard NJ Podcast - Nothing is Forever - Season 3: Episode 4
Toxic “forever chemicals” became a ubiquitous part of consumer products because they largely repel water, are stain-resistant and incredibly durable. Those same properties also mean the chemicals can persist in the environment seemingly, well, forever. That’s left regulators and scientists in New Jersey and around the world grappling with how to permanently destroy the chemicals.
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Hazard NJ Podcast - Tainted Blood - Season 3: Episode 3
'Forever chemicals' have been so widely used, for so many purposes, for so many decades, that they are now in all of our blood. But what does that mean for our health? A team of Rutgers University researchers is trying to help answer that question by studying the blood of residents in Paulsboro, New Jersey, where a high-profile pollution incident left the town’s water supply contaminated for years.
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Hazard NJ Podcast - Soaked in Foam - Season 3: Episode 2
In 1967, explosions and fire erupted on an aircraft carrier off the coast of Vietnam in what would become one of the deadliest blazes in U.S. Navy history — and ushered in a new kind of firefighting tool. Chemical foams made with PFAS became a critical part of dealing with intense fires for decades, saving countless lives. But the toxic mess left behind after that foam was sprayed is now contaminating water systems around New Jersey and beyond.
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Hazard NJ Podcast - First a Miracle, Then a Curse. Teflon at Dupont in far South Jersey - Season 3: Episode 1
It was 1938 at a DuPont laboratory in far South Jersey when scientists stumbled upon the chemical that would become known as Teflon. The accidental discovery became a scientific miracle, laying the groundwork for an entirely new class of incredibly durable chemicals that would be used for all sorts of purposes. But that progress came with a toxic hidden cost that has only recently become fully understood. Now, the small town where it all started is on the front lines of a global pollution crisis.
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Hazard NYC Podcast - Coal Tar, ‘Poonamis’ and Thousands of New Apartments at the ‘Toxic Wonderland’ of the Gowanus Canal - Season 2: Episode 4
The Gowanus Canal is a “toxic Wonderland” in the midst of a neighborhood undergoing a complicated transformation. Hear from locals, government officials and developers about the future of the area — and what challenges stand in the way of a cleaner, more resilient community. Samantha Maldonado, senior reporter at THE CITY, and independent journalist Jordan Gass-Pooré dig in on the final episode of Hazard NYC, a four-part FAQ NYC Presents limited series exploring the city’s Superfund sites.
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Hazard NYC Podcast - The Legacy of the Manhattan Project Lives On in Queens - Season 2: Episode 3
A small patch of land and the buildings located on it contain radiological contamination, posing a cancer risk for workers on the site and nearby neighbors. Work is ongoing to get rid of the threat — but it hasn’t been easy to get there. Samantha Maldonado, senior reporter at THE CITY, and independent journalist Jordan Gass-Pooré dig in on episode three of Hazard NYC, a four-part FAQ NYC Presents limited series exploring the city’s Superfund sites.
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Hazard NYC Podcast - The Plume Beneath the Surface Is Creeping Up on Meeker Ave. - Season 2: Episode 2
An underground spill of chemicals in North Brooklyn is the latest focus of community efforts to clean up a neighborhood that’s long dealt with industrial pollution. Hear from locals who live on top of the so-called Meeker Avenue Plume and want people to remember, as one neighbor said, “It’s more than just a toxic site.” THE CITY’s senior reporter Samantha Maldonado and independent journalist Jordan Gass-Pooré dive in on episode two of Hazard NYC, a four-part FAQ NYC Presents limited series exploring the city’s Superfund sites.
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Hazard NYC Podcast - Can a Contaminated Creek Come Clean? - Season 2: Episode 1
Newtown Creek is one of the country’s most polluted waterways. Flooding from sea level rise and storms threatens to spread the creek’s contamination and bring pollution from outside the water into it. The feds are figuring out how to include climate change into the clean-up plan they’re developing. THE CITY’s senior reporter Samantha Maldonado and independent journalist Jordan Gass-Pooré dive in on episode one of Hazard NYC, a four-part FAQ NYC Presents limited series exploring the city’s Superfund sites.
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Hazard Podcast - New York: Trailer
New podcast series highlights the intersection of pollution and climate change in the NYC.
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Hazard NJ BONUS Episode: REWIND: Happy Earth Day from Hazard NJ
Happy Earth Day from Hazard NJ and NJ Spotlight News! Get ready for season 2.