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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.
EU chemicals strategy: speedy implementation steps key to truly protect people’s health
14th October 2020
Environmental health advocates have welcomed today’s release of the European Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability as…
Save the date: HEAL and Belgian Independent Health Insurance Funds symposium on endocrine disruptors
7th October 2020
Register today to take part in the online symposium ‘Endocrine Disruptors: reduce the impact on our health’, organised by the Belgian Mutualités Libres on 19 November 2020.
Further European Commission frictions revealed over the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability: HEAL concerns for health protection remain
1st October 2020
As an important European Commission meeting was due to take place on 1st October to iron out some of the last contentious aspects of the strategy under development, several media outlets across Europe today reported further frictions.
Letter: Millions of citizens in the EU call for full alignment of the reformed Common Agricultural Policy with the European Green Deal
30th September 2020
Over 250 organisations and coalitions representing millions of citizens have urged EU leaders to make sure the CAP negotiations shape a policy that reflects the EU Green Deal and Farm to Fork strategy.
Proposal for 55% GHG reduction target for 2030: near miss is still a miss
16th September 2020
In her first State of the Union speech, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen…
European Parliament’s vote on Just Transition fund is a disappointment
16th September 2020
Today, the European Parliament has adopted its position on the 17.5 billion EUR Just Transition…
Turning the plastic tide: New HEAL report puts the spotlight on how chemicals in plastic are putting our health at risk
9th September 2020
Today the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) releases the primer 'Turning the Plastic Tide', unwrapping the story behind the chemicals in plastic that put our health at risk.
European Parliament calls on EU Commission to take health-first approach in upcoming chemicals strategy
10th July 2020
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution setting its position on the European chemicals strategy for sustainability, demanding a ‘health and environment-first’ approach to European legislation on chemicals.
Bundesregierung torpediert strengere Schadstoffbegrenzung für Kohlekraftwerke
9th July 2020
Studie belegt: Tausende Todes- und Krankheitsfälle könnten verhindert werden Um die Interessen von Kohlekonzernen zu…
European Parliament environment committee demands a health-first approach to EU chemicals strategy
30th June 2020
The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) applauds MEPs for supporting ambitious proposals in favour of a shift towards a ‘health and environment-first’ approach in European chemicals legislations, in order to reduce people’s exposure to mixtures of harmful substances, prevent diseases, and support the transition to a non-toxic circular economy.
Chronic Coal Pollution Serbia – Making the case for health promoting investments for zero pollution in Serbia
22nd June 2020
Coal combustion is the dominant form of energy generation in Serbia and the Western Balkans,…
Letter: Millions of citizens in the EU call for full alignment of the reformed Common Agricultural Policy with the European Green Deal
30th September 2020
Over 250 organisations and coalitions representing millions of citizens have urged EU leaders to make sure the CAP negotiations shape a policy that reflects the EU Green Deal and Farm to Fork strategy.
Joint letter to Vice-President Šefčovič on reform of better regulation rules
22nd September 2020
Green 10, together with the European Trade Union Confederation, sent a letter to Vice-President Šefčovič…
64 organisations write to European Parliament: The Just Transition has to be fossil fuel-free
14th September 2020
HEAL is among the 64 signatories of an open letter to members of the European Parliament, ahead of it voting on its position on the Just Transition Fund on 15 September 2020.
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.
Climate action for our health and planetary health
2nd December 2019
Our message on climate action as the biggest opportunity to benefit health today, tomorrow and for future generations is powerful, and should be heard everywhere, writes HEAL's Founder and Executive Director Genon K. Jensen.
