Glyphosate: Health and cancer groups ask France to publicly clarify contradictory position regarding the health effects of the world’s top-selling herbicide
There is no “safe level” of air pollution
New video explains why Europe needs to stop health-harming pesticide trade
Glyphosate: 41 health and environment groups urge EU Commission to put an end to use of unreliable industry studies
COP26 – a make or break opportunity for climate action and health
The Commission must live up to its European Green Deal promise and stop subsidies to fossil fuel companies, experts warn
European climate, environmental and health NGOs have sent an open letter to the European Commission urging it to ensure that bloc-wide guidelines on energy subsidies do not allow taxpayers’ money…
Clean Air For All – on the road to revised EU air quality standards for better health
Air pollution is the largest environmental threat to health in Europe. Following new WHO recommendations, health groups urge EU and national decision-makers to fully take into account the new science…
Letter: Call for the Health Ministry to get engaged on clean air and support evidence-based air quality standards
HEAL has sent a letter to EU-27 health ministries to call on them to get engaged on clean air and support evidence-based air quality standards. The letter was accompanied by a…
Letter to Mayors: Regional Just Transition plans need to place health protection at the center
On the occasion of the 4th Forum of Mayors on Just Transition which will focus on the Social Policy Dialogue on the Transition to Net Zero, HEAL has written an open…
Turkey: Rising Temperatures and the Impact of Heat Waves on Health, Cities, Water and Forests
The summer of 2021 has put health concerns of extreme weather events to the forefront. A new briefing produced as part of the EU-funded CISIP project in Turkey underlines that…
Health groups call for EU air quality standards to be fully aligned with new WHO recommendations
Letter: Health and environment groups call on EU governments to identify Resorcinol as a substance of very high concern
Joint letter: Territorial Just Transition Plans assessed against WWF Just Transition principles
WWF and nine other organisations have written to the European Commission to urge Territorial Just Transition plans are brought in line with EU climate goals and sustainability and social principles. Read…
NGOs to refuse invitations to speak at fossil-fuel sponsored media events
Sixteen leading European civil society organisations [1] have announced they will no longer accept invitations to speak at media events on EU policy sponsored by fossil fuel companies, in an…
Bundesregierung verpasst Chance, tausende vorzeitige Todesfälle aufgrund von Luftverschmutzung aus Kohlekraftwerken zu verhindern
Bundesregierung legt unambitionierte Grenzwerte für Kohlekraftwerke fest, die zu über 18.000 vorzeitigen Todesfällen führen werden. Fast die Hälfte davon entfallen auf nur 3 Braunkohlekraftwerke Neurath, Lippendorf und Boxberg· Umwelt- und…
HEAL webinar series on transport and health in Poland
The road transport sector is one of the main sources of pollution in cities. It also transforms public spaces into noisy and grey car zones, hindering active mobility. Transport pollution…