{"id":19718,"date":"2026-01-27T00:30:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T05:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/?p=19718"},"modified":"2026-01-26T19:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T00:55:11","slug":"reminder-webinar-tomorrow-at-4pm-plastics-the-mounting-threat-to-public-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/2026\/01\/reminder-webinar-tomorrow-at-4pm-plastics-the-mounting-threat-to-public-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Reminder: Webinar tomorrow at 4pm. Plastics: the Mounting Threat to Public Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plastic-Mounting-Threat-graphic-no-links-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19673 size-thumbnail alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plastic-Mounting-Threat-graphic-no-links-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plastic-Mounting-Threat-graphic-no-links-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plastic-Mounting-Threat-graphic-no-links-1-270x270.png 270w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plastic-Mounting-Threat-graphic-no-links-1-230x230.png 230w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plastic-Mounting-Threat-graphic-no-links-1-45x45.png 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Remember to <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_ywlmn0EwSZm0mn3AnAqsHQ#\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_ywlmn0EwSZm0mn3AnAqsHQ%23\/registration&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1769550250655000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1z42MiIboMXtg6FFh3ACbe\">register<\/a> for our upcoming webinar, \u201c<strong>Plastics: the Mounting Threat to Public Health.<\/strong>\u201d We are co-hosting the event tomorrow, January 28, at 4 p.m., with the League of Women Voters of Needham. Our speaker will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bc.edu\/bc-web\/schools\/morrissey\/departments\/biology\/people\/faculty-directory\/Phil-Landrigan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.bc.edu\/bc-web\/schools\/morrissey\/departments\/biology\/people\/faculty-directory\/Phil-Landrigan.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1769550250655000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Ezb9cAyMLmMDqj2yi6Lkh\">Dr. Philip Landrigan<\/a>, MD. Dr. Landrigan is a pediatrician and epidemiologist, and he directs the program for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bc.edu\/content\/bc-web\/centers\/schiller-institute\/sites\/global-public-health\/About.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.bc.edu\/content\/bc-web\/centers\/schiller-institute\/sites\/global-public-health\/About.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1769550250655000&amp;usg=AOvVaw16WcOmWIRekFMuxVf4RAtM\">Global Public Health and the Common Good<\/a> at Boston College and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bc.edu\/content\/bc-web\/research\/sites\/global-observatory-planetary-health\/about.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.bc.edu\/content\/bc-web\/research\/sites\/global-observatory-planetary-health\/about.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1769550250655000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1pEPW2VHswzziO5o90Qqpq\">Global Observatory on Planetary Health<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/2026\/01\/plastics-the-mounting-threat-to-public-health-webinar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/2026\/01\/plastics-the-mounting-threat-to-public-health-webinar\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1769550250655000&amp;usg=AOvVaw166EQpMNAoiaOE6Hgemo08\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember to register for our upcoming webinar, \u201cPlastics: the Mounting Threat to Public Health.\u201d We are co-hosting the event tomorrow, January 28, at 4 p.m., with the League of Women Voters of Needham. 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