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HEAL response to public consultation on Sustainable Use of Pesticides (SUD) Directive
12th April 2021
HEAL has submitted a response to the public consultation on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides…
Save the date: Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals & Public Health – How mutuals are taking action
31st March 2021
Which actions are taken at international & European level to reduce exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals? How are healthcare mutuals taking action? Join our special webinar with AIM and the Mutualités Libres on April 29th to find out.
Setting Poland on the path for a healthy, green and just recovery
31st March 2021
By end April, the Polish government has to submit a national recovery plan to the…
Letter: Swift action on Contracting Parties’ failure to reduce emissions for coal plants under NERP
19th March 2021
The Health & Environment Alliance, Europe Beyond Coal, Climate Action Network Europe, Belgrade Open School, The Green Tank, Centar za ekologiju i energiju and CEKOR have written a letter to Janez Kopač, Director, Energy Community Secretariat, to express serious concerns about the failure of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia in reducing emissions from large combustion plants, including coal power plants, as foreseen under the National Emission Reductions Plans (NERP).
Letter: Greater effort for clean air for health urgently needed
18th March 2021
In view of the urgency for cleaner air, the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), the International Association of Mutual Benefit Societies (AIM), the European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations (EFA), the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), the European Respiratory Society (ERS), and the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), have sent a letter to all members of the European Parliament, calling for urgent greater effort for clean air for health.
A lire – « Les Plastiqueurs – Enquête sur ces industriels qui nous intoxiquent »
17th March 2021
Une enquête détaillée sur les multiples et complexes intérêts derrière l’omniprésence des plastiques dans le monde contemporain est publiée ce jour sous la forme d’un livre intitulé « Les Plastiqueurs – Enquête sur ces industriels qui nous intoxiquent » aux Editions Calmann-Lévy.
Letter: Concerns over Montenegro’s non-compliance with opt-out provision for the Pljevlja power plant
2nd March 2021
HEAL, together with Eco-Team Montenegro, Green Home Montenegro, and Sustainable Energy has sent a letter…
A lire – « Les Plastiqueurs – Enquête sur ces industriels qui nous intoxiquent »
17th March 2021
Une enquête détaillée sur les multiples et complexes intérêts derrière l’omniprésence des plastiques dans le monde contemporain est publiée ce jour sous la forme d’un livre intitulé « Les Plastiqueurs – Enquête sur ces industriels qui nous intoxiquent » aux Editions Calmann-Lévy.
Book review: “Count Down – How our modern world is threatening sperm counts, altering male and female reproductive health, and imperiling the future of the human race” by Dr. Shanna Swan
23rd February 2021
New book by renowned epidemiologist Dr. Shanna Swan warns about threats posed by endocrine disrupting chemicals that are imperiling reproductive health, fertility and the fate of humankind.
New study suggests association between early pregnancy PFOA exposure and increased risk of miscarriage during first trimester
11th February 2021
A study released today in the Nature journal Scientific Reports finds that exposure to PFOA during the early stages of pregnancy is positively associated with an increased risk for sporadic miscarriage during the second half of the first trimester.
Pollution from coal power costs Turkey as much as 27% of its total health expenditure – new report
4th February 2021
Turkey is pushing ahead with plans to double its coal power capacity with 30 new…
If Europe really wants to beat cancer, it needs to drastically reduce environmental pollutants and action its Zero Pollution ambition
3rd February 2021
Today the European Commission launched the Beating Cancer Plan, marking the beginning of a new era in cancer prevention. The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) has welcomed the ambitious plan as a major step forward to prevent cancer by preventing pollution.
EU industrial pollution law revision essential to cut greenhouse gases and pollutants
1st February 2021
Brussels - The Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) currently excludes limits on carbon dioxide and other…
Just transition for health protection – Why disease prevention and zero pollution need to be at the heart of energy investments
8th December 2020
The upcoming finalisation of the Just Transition Fund will set the financial framework on how…
Letter: Swift action on Contracting Parties’ failure to reduce emissions for coal plants under NERP
19th March 2021
The Health & Environment Alliance, Europe Beyond Coal, Climate Action Network Europe, Belgrade Open School, The Green Tank, Centar za ekologiju i energiju and CEKOR have written a letter to Janez Kopač, Director, Energy Community Secretariat, to express serious concerns about the failure of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia in reducing emissions from large combustion plants, including coal power plants, as foreseen under the National Emission Reductions Plans (NERP).
Letter: Greater effort for clean air for health urgently needed
18th March 2021
In view of the urgency for cleaner air, the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), the International Association of Mutual Benefit Societies (AIM), the European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations (EFA), the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), the European Respiratory Society (ERS), and the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), have sent a letter to all members of the European Parliament, calling for urgent greater effort for clean air for health.
Letter: Concerns over Montenegro’s non-compliance with opt-out provision for the Pljevlja power plant
2nd March 2021
HEAL, together with Eco-Team Montenegro, Green Home Montenegro, and Sustainable Energy has sent a letter…
European Commission reply to letter to EU heads of state: Upping EU’s 2030 GHG emissions reduction target
17th February 2021
The European Commission has sent a reply to HEAL's letter on 'Upping EU’s 2030 GHG…
Letter: Civil society calls on EU Commission Vice-President to uphold ambition on single-use plastics
2nd February 2021
HEAL joined organisations from across Europe, representing millions of citizens, to express our strong support for the most recent version of the Single Use Plastics (SUP) Directive Guidelines.
Lettre : Avancement de l’application de plusieurs actions phares prévues dans la seconde Stratégie nationale sur les Perturbateurs endocriniens (SNPE 2)
29th January 2021
Il y a plus d’un an, les autorités françaises lançaient la seconde Stratégie nationale sur les Perturbateurs
endocriniens (SNPE 2). Nos organisations sont convaincues que les engagements pris dans la SNPE 2 ont le potentiel de contribuer à la prévention d’un certain nombre de pathologies, dont l’occurrence est de plus en plus liée à l’exposition aux perturbateurs endocriniens, et de préserver l’environnement des effets de ces substances.
Letter – Advancing on the zero pollution ambition, especially in recovery financing and investments, under the Portuguese Presidency
29th January 2021
HEAL has sent a letter to the Portuguese presidency of the European Union, calling for…
Turning the plastic tide: how upgraded chemicals regulations are piece and parcel of addressing the plastics challenge
21st October 2020
Taking on the plastics challenge in a way that puts health and the environment first to deliver on Europe’s Zero Pollution ambition requires upgrading European regulations on chemicals and articles in which they are used, encompassing the entire lifecycle of plastics.
Ditch fossil fuelled transport to guarantee healthy air, study confirms
21st October 2020
What kind of city do we want to live in? Normally we don’t think much about that in our daily lives, but with the COVID pandemic we’ve also had to re-think the ways we move about in our cities.
Medical advice to EU leaders: prevention comes before cure
28th September 2020
The EU’s recovery package is the not-to-be-missed opportunity to lead us to a healthier future and should not extend a lifeline to the pollution that is making us sick, writes HEAL President Peter van den Hazel in EURACTIV.
Worrying rows over future EU chemicals policy
7th August 2020
Recent revelations on major disagreements within the European Commission about the development of the European Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability suggest that representatives of the Department General for Internal Market (DG GROW) seek to fundamentally tone down the proposals, under the pretence of economic interests and overruling preventive actions on chemicals and public health, writes Natacha Cingotti in EUObserver.
Time to action European promises on endocrine disruptors
12th March 2020
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has committed to address endocrine disruptors as part of “a cross-cutting strategy to protect citizens’ health from environmental degradation and pollution” to reach “a zero-pollution ambition”. If Europe is serious about delivering on its promises and regulating based on science, then the current evaluation of the EDC framework is a real opportunity for health, environment and our economy, writes Natacha Cingotti in the ECHA Guest Corner.
Stepping up Dutch climate action for a healthy future for our children
19th December 2019
The Dutch government has been appealing the Urgenda verdict for 4 years - it should recognise that accepting and executing it will be a blessing, writes HEAL President Peter van den Hazel.
