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Phyto-Victimes web series shines light on farmers’ fight for recognition as victims of toxic pesticides
Webinar: Wood burning – a sustainable energy alternative or a health threat?
Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 10.00 – 11.30 am CEST In recent years, the burning of…
Letter to EU energy ministers: Ending the EU’s fossil fuel dependency for better health
Health groups welcome Europe’s plan to reduce pesticide dependency but demand stronger protection measures
Joint statement: A strong EU Nature Package to tackle the climate, health and biodiversity crises
Scientific evidence of glyphosate link to cancer dismissed in ongoing EU assessment, new report reveals
Health groups welcome Europe’s plan to reduce pesticide dependency but demand stronger protection measures
Scientific evidence of glyphosate link to cancer dismissed in ongoing EU assessment, new report reveals
Leading Western Balkans health experts call on leaders in the region to set ambitious plans for zero air pollution policy
Leading health experts working in the Western Balkans, together with the Health and Environment Alliance…
Health and environmental groups raise alarms over EU Chemicals Agency’s failure to classify glyphosate as a carcinogen for human health
False fix: the hidden health impacts of Europe’s fossil gas dependency
First of its kind analysis on the health harm of burning fossil gas shows that…
Delay to EU Pesticide Reduction Exposes Citizens to Increased Health Risks
Responding to the European Commission’s deferral [1] of today’s College discussion on the Sustainable Use…
Belgium set to launch its first-ever national action plan to increase health and environment protection from endocrine disrupting chemicals
Letter to EU energy ministers: Ending the EU’s fossil fuel dependency for better health
Response from EU Commission to Green 10 letter on withdrawing the Taxonomy Complementary Delegated Act
The Green 10 have received a reply from the European Commission to a joint letter…
Green 10 letter to EU Commission Executive Vice-President Timmermans on REPowerEU package and environmental roll-back
The Green 10 have written to Vice-President Timmermans in advance of the publication of the…
Reply from European Commision to civil society letter calling to save lives, protect nature from air pollution with science-based revised EU air quality standards
On 22 March, HEAL, together with 35+ medical, health, environmental, public health civil society organisations has sent…
Green 10 letter to the European Commission calling for the RePowerEU plan to support a phaseout of fossil fuels and nuclear energy
The Green 10 have sent a letter to European Commission President Von der Leyen, with…
There is no “safe level” of air pollution
A tale of disruption: looking back at one decade of Europe’s (unkept) promises to address endocrine disrupting pesticides
Announcement of Belchatow coal plant closure is turning point for health
Beat pollution today to prevent disease tomorrow – for everyone
By Genon K. Jensen, HEAL’s Executive Director Adapted from speech given at high level event…
Greater health engagement and commitment needed to clean up the air in Serbia
The launch of the first ever national Air protection Program in the Republic of Serbia…