# Diane Cotter

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Secret Ingredient

It begins with an unlikely detective. Diane Cotter wasn’t a researcher, a scientist, a journalist or a sleuth. But she became all of that after her firefighting husband got cancer. Then, dozens of his firefighting colleagues also got cancer. Diane suspected it was more than just occupational risk t…

The Best Regulations Money Can Buy

Lawyer Rob Bilott completes the promise he made to his grandmother and has to decide if he will go back to corporate law or continue to fight the multinational company, Dupont. He tries to get the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take over the fight but gets nowhere. And a high-level U.S. go…

Toxic Justice

In this episode, everyone has given up on the regulators, who move slowly if at all. Lawsuits are filed by Diane Cotter’s husband Paul and his colleagues. The union, the International Association of Fire Fighters, sues the National Fire Protection Association, which sets the safety standards for fi…

The Firefighter Serial Killer with Diane Cotter and David Whiteside

Find out who is killing US firefighters in this episode with Diane Cotter and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. A cancer causing chemical sold primarily by two major US corporations is increasing cancer rates among firefighters. Since 2002 cancer has been responsible for the deaths of almost two out of ever…

Disruptors Diane Cotter and Peter Arlein are determined to protect their communities, stretching from Massachusetts to Colorado, against toxic 'forever chemicals'

In today’s episode, Ken is joined by two guests, Diane Cotter and Peter Arlein who both came into environmentalism as a way to protect their families, friends, and communities from toxic ‘forever chemicals.’   Worcester, MA native Diane, wife of firefighter Paul Cotter, plunged into the PFAS rabbi…

Diane Cotter (The woman who uncovered the PFAS in firefighters' gear) - Episode 996

Diane Cotter is a firefighter spouse and the woman who revealed the PFAS manufacturers were using in firefighter turnout gear. We discuss her early life, the Cold Storage Fire in Worcester, her husband's cancer diagnosis, her forever chemicals discovery, the resistance she encountered from trusted …

Episode 253: Episode 9-16 - "Backroom Deals in Our Backyards" With Miranda Spivack & Diane Cotter

Episode 9-16 – Miranda Spivack and Dianne Cotter – “Backroom Deals in Our Backyards”As we pass through life, we encounter many people. This one works in a tall building; another delivers office supplies and a third washes all the windows. Most see this as “blue-collar” job, but do we really know wh…

The Secret Poison Killing Our Firefighters

For Paul Cotter, being a firefighter wasn’t a job, it was a calling. Nearly three decades of running toward danger, including a three-alarm fire where he broke through two doors and crawled into an inferno to save a man trapped on the third floor. Then came a phone call from his doctor. Cancer. H…

Our Vote Created the Green Wave w/ Gene Karpinski & Diane Cotter

Description: All across the country a new generation of pro environmental leaders have been voted into office. A “Green Wave” of women, people of color and young leaders are taking office, shaking things up and moving the nation toward solutions that are focused on integrating equity into our fight…

The secret poison killing our firefighters | The Truth of the Matter

For Paul Cotter, being a firefighter wasn’t a job, it was a calling. Nearly three decades of running toward danger, including a three-alarm fire where he broke through two doors and crawled into an inferno to save a man trapped on the third floor. Then came a phone call from his doctor. Cancer. …