HEAL urges MEPs to reject European Commission plans for Bisphenol A in food contact materials
Dear MEP, As a membership network of over 70 public interest organisations aiming to promote and protect people’s health through environmental action, the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) looks forward to the…
Third UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya
This year’s UNEA3 was all about health and pollution under the theme ; 'Towards A Pollution-Free Planet'. For the first time, HEAL sent a delegation to Nairobi: Vijoleta Gordeljevic and Eva…
Guest blog from the European Environment Agency (EEA): Human Biomonitoring for Europe
HEAL is excited to be an official stakeholder to HBM4EU, the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative. HBM4EU is a joint effort of 28 countries, the European Environment Agency and the European…
Institute of Public Health of Serbia: Heavy metal pollution from mining sites harms public health
The Institute of Public Health of Serbia, a HEAL member, recently published a study focusing on the public health threats of some of the most industrially contaminated areas in Serbia. Coal…
HEAL at inaugural Clean Air Forum in Paris
To increase awareness and speed up action on tackling air pollution, HEAL participated in the Clean Air Forum that was organised by the European Commission in Paris earlier this month.…
HEAL’s debrief of COP23 in Bonn, Germany
November 2017 –The yearly UN Climate Change Conference took place in Bonn, Germany from 6 to 17 November this year. HEAL sent a 16 head strong delegation to Bonn to…
HEAL letter on EBRD on its support for thermal and coking coal in its mining policy revision
HEAL has sent a joint letter together with CEE Bankwatch and Re:Common to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) calling on it to abandon its support for thermal…
HEAL urges MEPs to support measures that promote health in EED vote
[This letter was sent to all Members of European Parliament of the Industry, Research and Energy committee on 16 November 2017] Dear MEP, I am writing on behalf of HEAL, a…
Making the health arguments heard in climate negotiations – HEAL at COP23
By Genon K. Jensen, HEAL's Executive Director Yesterday, a sixteen head strong high-level HEAL delegation traveled to COP23, the UN Climate Change Conference 2017, taking place from 6-17 November in…
Civil society and businesses demand health considerations to be given in Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)
In a letter to the European Parliament, the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) was joined by civil society organisations and businesses to demand the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)…
HEAL and the European Cancer Leagues urge EU ministers to reject European Commission proposal on glyphosate
[This letter was sent to all Environment, Health, and Agriculture Ministers of the European Union member states on 23 October 2017] Dear Minister, The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) – a membership…
HEAL asks the European Parliament environment committee to support proposed objection to glyphosate proposal
[This letter was sent to all members of the European Parliament Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety on 18 October 2017] Dear Member of the European Parliament, As…
NGOs express concerns surrounding EU actions on the evaluation of PFOA
HEAL joins the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and other environment and health NGOs in expressing concerns to the European Commission over the involvement of an industry consultant in recommendations to…
Open letter to negotiators in German coalition talks – climate action means protection of health
HEAL has sent an open letter to the parties involved in coalition talks for a next German government, the CDU and CSU, FDP and Greens. It reads: ‘we are noting…
Letter to Dutch Members of European Parliament: EU Criteria for endocrine disrupting chemicals will not protect health
The European Commission’s proposed criteria for identifying endocrine disrupting chemicals should be amended, as they will not protect the health of European citizens. In a letter to Dutch European Members…