News on health & the environment
HEAL’s latest Newsflash features:
EEA report outlines environmental risks for people’s health
HEAL responds to Berlaymont Declaration on endocrine disruptors
WHO, climate change and health
Road traffic noise increases risk of diabetes
The Unpaid Health Bill launched in Poland
Global call to take action on chemicals in consumer products and pesticides
Niepłacony rachunek za leczenie zaprezentowanego dziś w Polsce
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Review of EU air policies
NGO members of the EU stakeholder expert have submitted comments to the EU Commission for the preparation of legislative proposals on air quality scheduled for this fall. Groups urge for the consideration of all emission reduction scenarios and underline that scientific evidence calls for the highest level of ambition.
Read more »89 scientists call for EU action on EDCs
On 24 May a group of the world’s leading scientific experts on endocrine disrupting chemicals made the strongest ever call for regulatory action on endocrine disrupting chemicals with the launch of the Berlaymont Declaration
Read more »27 May 2013: HEAL responds to Berlaymont Declaration on endocrine disruptors
25 April 2013: HEAL responds to vote on 7th Environment Action Programme
26 March 2013: Which endocrine disrupting insecticides are children exposed to everyday?
21 March 2013: EFSA opinion on endocrine disruptors problematic
14 March 2013: European Parliament vote on EDCs conveys urgency of protecting health
All press releases »Health risks from climate change highlighted in joint letter to the WHO
8 May 2013Joint NGO letter to President Barroso and Commissioners: Call to reduce our exposure to EDCs
24 April 2013HEAL response to EURACOAL statement
All letters »31 May 2013: NGO comments to EU Commission on review of EU air policies
8 May 2013: Joint NGO comments on review of air policies
3 May 2013: CHEM Trust & HEAL’s view on the report of the ED Expert Advisory Group
25 April 2013: NGOs Position Paper on the EC proposal for a Medical Device Regulation COM(212) 542
11 April 2013: HEAL position paper on the 7th EU Environment Action Programme
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7 June 2013: Générations Futures: Debrief meeting of the collective expertise of INSERM on pesticides
7 June 2013: PAN Europe: Proposal for a new EU Common plant health regime lacks environmental and public health considerations
7 June 2013: Breast Cancer UK: New report gives evidence of the link between Bisphenol A and breast cancer
7 June 2013: WECF: Disappointing results of COP6 in Geneva, not listing chrysotile asbestos
7 June 2013: Inter-Environment Wallonie: Signs open letter for a nanoregister in Belgium
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