TV documentary shows how EDCs are affecting our brains
Exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals may explain the fall in IQ and the explosion in mental development problems in children that have taken place over the past 20 years.
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)…
Challenge to EU leaders: Time to move Europe Beyond Coal
Health, environment and climate groups are calling on the European Union to hasten the move away from coal and other fossil fuels and towards clean renewable energy.
Çevre Kirliliği 9 milyon insanın erken ölümünden sorumlu
Tıp dünyasının en önde gelen akademik yayınlarından Lancet’te yayınlanan ve 2015 yılını temel alan yeni çalışma, çevre kirliliğinin küresel ölümlerin yaklaşık yüzde 16’sından sorumlu olduğunu ortaya koyuyor.
Member states fail to agree on glyphosate: Phase out is the only option to protect health
Representatives of the 28 European Member States failed to reach an agreement on the proposed European Commission reauthorisation of glyphosate today.
HEAL welcomes European Parliament vote on glyphosate
Today the European Parliament adopted a resolution objecting to the European Commission proposal for re-authorisation of glyphosate on the European Union market for another 10 years.
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
Signed by over 60 organisations with an environmental, faith, development or health background, a proposal for a fast-track climate action programme until 2020 has been shared with the German government today at the beginning of coalition talks.
Pollution causes nine million deaths per year worldwide reveals new and first of its kind Lancet report
Pollution in the air, water, soil and in the workplace is linked to an estimated nine million deaths each year worldwide – equivalent to one in six (16%) of all deaths, according to a ground-breaking new report in the leading medical journal The Lancet.
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
The European Parliament today rejected a controversial European Commission proposal on identification criteria for endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) applauds the courageous decision to veto a proposal that lacks ambition and would fail to protect human health and the environment.
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
53.3% of cereal- and leguminous products that are widely available in French supermarkets contain traces of glyphosate, demonstrate test results from Générations Futures.
