In this special episode of Dive in with Seaside, Dr. Britt Crow-Miller, a Senior Lecturer in the Departments of Environmental Conservation and Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, joins Nikita and Laine to discuss environmental education at the collegiate level.

To learn more about Dr. Crow-Miller’s nonprofit, visit http://www.citywildpdx.org/

To explore the School of Earth and Sustainability at the University of Massachusetts, visit https://www.umass.edu/ses/

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In the second episode of Dive in with Seaside, Nikita and Laine discuss environmental education at the middle school and high school levels with members of Seaside Sustainability’s Green Scholars Team, Juan Sandoval, Catherine Mudd, Audrey Jennings, and Julia O’Donnell. Dive in with us to learn about how Seaside Sustainability promotes environmental education and how this team of interns works to spread our organization's educational programs.

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To learn more about the Green Scholars Team and the different educational programs Seaside Sustainability offers, visit https://www.seasidesustainability.org/green-scholars

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Welcome to Dive in with Seaside!: a podcast that rethinks environmentalism one conversation at a time. In this episode, our hosts, Nikita and Laine, meet with members of Seaside Sustainability’s PFAS team, Naomi Michelson, Lily Hibbard, and Megan Meyer to discuss what PFAS chemicals are and how these toxins intertwine with motherhood and environmental justice.

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Want to learn more about PFAS chemicals? Visit https://pfastoxdatabase.org/ for a breakdown of what PFAS is, the different chemicals that are categorized as PFAS, and the different possible health effects these chemicals may cause.

To learn about what skin care products and brands use PFAS chemical, visit https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/

For in-depth definitions of words we discussed, click these links:

Ecofeminism:  https://www.britannica.com/topic/ecofeminism

Ecowomanism: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26552243?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents

Thank you to Laura Spark and Shaina Kasper for meeting with Seaside Sustainability’s PFAS team and talking to them about the work you’ve done to reduce and stop the usage of PFAS chemicals. To learn more about Clean Water Action, visit https://www.cleanwateraction.org/

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