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 joins German NGOs to call for fast-track action programme on climate
Pollution causes nine million deaths per year worldwide reveals new and first of its kind Lancet report
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…
European Parliament demands ambitious proposal to reduce citizens’ exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals
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…
Save the date: Family-friendly climate march in Bonn, Germany
On the occasion of COP23, taking place in Bonn 6-17 November in Bonn, Germany, a broad network of organisations are calling on assembling for a climate march. HEAL will participate…
New WHO report on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) shows 23% of deaths globally can be prevented through healthier environments
HEAL welcomed a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), which highlights why environmental risk reduction is essential in NCD prevention and that 23% of deaths globally can be…
HEAL urges MEPs to reject European Commission’s unlawful and insufficient proposal on endocrine disruptors
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) would like to…
Sign our petition to tell Members of European Parliament to ban EDCs!
Sign our petition to tell Members of the European Parliament to put public health first and to ban EDCs! The European Union is about to give the green light to new plans…
Générations Futures’ investigation: 53.3% of food samples analysed on French market contained glyphosate residues
HEAL joins German NGOs to call for swift implementation of pollution control regulation
In an open letter to the German ministry of economy as well as the ministry of environment, the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) joined six large German NGOs as well…
New rules hasten end for Europe’s dirtiest power plants
National governments must not use legal loopholes to hide failure on air quality
