Health and Environment Alliance

Stepping up on national climate action to deliver on the Paris climate commitments

30th September 2019

With the growing global climate movement, the UN climate summit, the upcoming climate negotiations in Madrid and all the deliberations in the new EU institutions (e.g. European Green Deal), responding…

The link between buildings, health and the National Energy and Climate Plans (NECP)

30th September 2019

The climate emergency is a medical one – health sector issues prescription for a healthy energy future

24th September 2019

Today, HEAL launches the Prescription for a Healthy Energy Future for Europe, to shine a light on the health benefits the transformation of the energy sector will bring, and bring to the forefront those areas where change is urgently needed. We will eventually include transport and food production as well.

HEAL questions for European Parliament hearings – Legislature 2019-2024

19th September 2019

The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) prepared a dedicated set of questions to test three of the Commissioners-designates on their commitment to act for a healthy planet for healthy people.

No new coal power plants in Montenegro – a WIN for health

19th September 2019

HEAL is pleased to see that Montenegro takes action to protect health in the region and elsewhere with yesterday’s announcement by the Government that it would drop its plans to…

Citizen science air quality monitoring in and around Parisian schools confirms the need to cut air pollution from transport to protect health

18th September 2019

Brussels/Paris, 18 September 2019 - A citizens’ science monitoring project at six nurseries and primary schools in the centre of Paris found nitrogen dioxide (NO2) outside and inside all classrooms…

De l’air sain pour des enfants en meilleure santé (Paris) – Davantage d’actions sur la réduction du trafic sont nécessaires pour rendre les écoles plus saines

18th September 2019

Healthy air, healthier children (Paris) – Further action to reduce traffic is needed for healthy schools

18th September 2019

New study on widely used plastic products confirms toxicity of chemical content– Health groups call on new European Commission to make addressing chemical pollution a priority

17th September 2019

The most comprehensive scientific study on the toxicity of chemicals present in plastic products to date, “Benchmarking the in Vitro Toxicity and Chemical Composition of Plastic Consumer Products”, was released today in Environmental Science and Technology.

Proposed European restriction on tattoo inks and permanent make-up: HEAL and EEB’s final assessment

17th September 2019

For millions of Europeans, a tattoo can be a means of self-expression. It may also, however, represent a direct source of exposure to a complex cocktail of chemicals. support the proposal for an EU-wide restriction on tattoo inks, building on existing national legislation and based on the highest standards of protection of human health.

Why the European Parliament should reject the Commission proposed “One in, one out” principle

17th September 2019

The Green 10 is firmly against the introduction of a “One in, one out” principle for new legislation, as planned by European Commission President-Elect Ursula von der Leyen. The proposed principle calls for any new initiative that creates a burden to be compensated by relieving an equivalent existing burden in the same policy area.

По-чист въздух, по-здрави деца. Повишено замърсяване с прахови частици в и около училищата в града

17th September 2019

Healthy air, healthier children (Sofia) – Elevated particulate matter pollution in and around the city’s schools

17th September 2019

Particulate air pollution found in and around classrooms in Sofia underlines urgency to act for clean air

17th September 2019

Brussels/Sofia, 17 September 2019 - The quality of air inside and outside primary schools in Europe is failing to protect children’s health and ensure optimal learning, shows a new Health…

Berlin citizen science monitoring shows outdoor air pollution travels indoors to classrooms

17th September 2019

Brussels/Berlin, 16 September 2019 - Traffic pollution urgently has to be further tackled in Berlin shows a new report entitled “Healthy Air, Healthier Children” by the Health & Environment Alliance…

Gesunde Luft – gesündere Kinder (Berlin). Verschmutzte Außenluft trägt zu schlechter Luftqualität in Innenräumen bei

16th September 2019

Healthy air,healthier children (Berlin) – Polluted outdoor air contributes to poor air quality inside classrooms

16th September 2019

10 ways to protect our health and the environment

13th September 2019

Preventing environmental pollution can save lives. There is clear scientific evidence on how environmental, chemical and air pollution as well as climate change threaten and impact our health. Europe has a real opportunity to protect and improve Europeans’ health and prevent major chronic health epidemics - here are ten ways how.

European civil society groups raise questions about industry-funded study on E171 toxicity and call on decision-makers to support the French ban on unnecessary food additive

12th September 2019

A crucial European meeting to discuss the French ban of E171 - the food additive version of titanium dioxide - is due to take place on Monday 16th September. Civil society groups across Europe raise questions about a new industry study released ahead of this meeting and warn against diverting decision-makers’ attention from the already existing evidence of the potential health threats posed by E171.

Monthly Archives: September 2019