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Chinese private company wants to build a coal power plant on protected beach in Iskenderun Bay, Turkey
25th April 2019
With the 2019 Belt and Road Forum in China starting today, Chinese overseas investments will…
HEAL Briefing und Kurzinfo zu gesunder Mobilität
25th April 2019
Unser neues Briefing ‚Vorfahrt für Gesundheit‘ bietet einen Überblick, welche Auswirkungen der Verkehr in Deutschland auf die Gesundheit der Menschen hat, durch Luftverschmutzung, Lärm und die Befeuerung des Klimawandels.
NGOs urge immediate action to stop toxic recycling in the EU
24th April 2019
Leading European health and environmental organisations are urging governments to withdraw the Stockholm Convention recycling exemptions for persistent organic pollutants used as flame retardant chemicals.
Health effects of glyphosate can be passed down to other generations, shows new study on rodents
23rd April 2019
A new study published today finds a variety of adverse health impacts in second and third generation offspring of rats exposed to glyphosate. It is the first of its kind to look at transgenerational effects and shows how descendants of exposed offspring were more likely to develop prostate, kidney and ovarian diseases, obesity and birth abnormalities.
European Parliament puts health and the environment first and calls on Commission to get rid of endocrine disrupting chemicals in our daily lives
18th April 2019
In the final plenary session of the European Parliament before the EU elections, MEPs have adopted a Resolution on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and are calling on the Commission to swiftly take all necessary action to ensure human health and the environment are protected against these harmful chemicals .
French farmer takes on Monsanto and wins – victory for all victims of pesticides
11th April 2019
The Court of Appeal in Lyon has ruled to hold Monsanto legally accountable for severely harming the health of Paul François, a grain farmer from France’s Charente region. Health actors are welcoming this historic win, a legal precedent in France, as a victory for all victims of pesticides.
Spotlight on clean air for health in Bengaluru, India
5th April 2019
New health sector led coalition, supported by HEAL, joins global efforts in improving air quality in cities as part of Unmask my City.
Health effects of glyphosate can be passed down to other generations, shows new study on rodents
23rd April 2019
A new study published today finds a variety of adverse health impacts in second and third generation offspring of rats exposed to glyphosate. It is the first of its kind to look at transgenerational effects and shows how descendants of exposed offspring were more likely to develop prostate, kidney and ovarian diseases, obesity and birth abnormalities.
European Parliament puts health and the environment first and calls on Commission to get rid of endocrine disrupting chemicals in our daily lives
18th April 2019
In the final plenary session of the European Parliament before the EU elections, MEPs have adopted a Resolution on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and are calling on the Commission to swiftly take all necessary action to ensure human health and the environment are protected against these harmful chemicals .
French farmer takes on Monsanto and wins – victory for all victims of pesticides
11th April 2019
The Court of Appeal in Lyon has ruled to hold Monsanto legally accountable for severely harming the health of Paul François, a grain farmer from France’s Charente region. Health actors are welcoming this historic win, a legal precedent in France, as a victory for all victims of pesticides.
New study calls for urgent evaluation of links between chlorpyrifos and autism development
3rd April 2019
The existing scientific evidence of the links between the brain-harming pesticide chlorpyrifos and the development of autism among children should urgently be reviewed, according to a new study published today in Environmental Health Perspectives.
Health risks associated with combined exposures to endocrine disruptors are systematically underestimated, shows EU research project
26th March 2019
Findings from the European research project EDC-MixRisk released today highlight that the health risks associated with the combined exposures to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are systematically underestimated under current assessment methods in the European Union.
EU Parliament misses the mark on putting end to toxic chemicals in children’s toys made from recycled plastics
14th March 2019
The European Parliament’s environment committee today agreed to new EU rules on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), which will keep millions exposed to toxic chemicals in toys and other products made of recycled plastics.
New scientific study confirms health concerns about glyphosate-based herbicides
12th March 2019
The exposure to glyphosate-based herbicides has been linked to endocrine and developmental effects by a new scientific pilot study.
NGOs urge immediate action to stop toxic recycling in the EU
24th April 2019
Leading European health and environmental organisations are urging governments to withdraw the Stockholm Convention recycling exemptions for persistent organic pollutants used as flame retardant chemicals.
NGOs express concerns about EU regulation on Persistent Organic Pollutants
13th March 2019
Seven health and environment groups have written to European environment ministers, members of the EU Parliament and Commission to express concerns about the sum limit that includes DecaBDE in the regulation recast for persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
21 Civil society groups call for rejection of DEHP and Titanium Dioxide to protect health and environment
4th March 2019
HEAL joins other civil society groups in calling on members of the EU REACH Committee to protect human health and the environment in their upcoming discussions on the chemicals DEHP and Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) on 7 March.
EU Environment Ministers have opportunity to protect our health from EDCs
20th February 2019
In an upcoming Council meeting on 5th March, EU Environment Ministers have an opportunity to call on the EU Commission to develop specific proposals for how the European Union can systematically reduce human and environmental exposures to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs).
EDC-Free Europe & Green 10 urge EU Commission for plans on non-toxic environment
12th February 2019
The EDC-Free Europe campaign and the Green 10 - a coalition of ten of the largest environmental organisations and networks active on the European level - urge the EU Commission to deliver on its promise to publish its 2018 plans for a non-toxic environment.
EU committee to discuss large number of chemicals that impact the health of thousands of citizens
11th February 2019
This week a EU committee will discuss and potentially vote on a large number of…
Joint open letter: EU air quality laws protect our health – Germany must respect them
5th February 2019
Open Letter by health, environmental, transport and legal civil society organisations, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cancer patients
Billige Kohle kommt der Gesundheit teuer zu stehen
28th December 2018
Dass Kohle schlecht fürs Klima ist, wissen die meisten. Weniger bekannt sind die Gesundheitsbelastungen durch die Kohleverstromung. Ein neues Briefing der Health and Environment Alliance beleuchtet die gesundheitlichen Folgen der Braunkohlenutzung und plädiert für einen schnellen Ausstieg.
Revamping buildings improves the climate, public health and social equality
17th October 2018
If we combine the current quest for energy efficient buildings with an equal quest for better health and more equal societies, we have the chance to limit global warming to 1.5°C. That also means alleviating poverty, improving energy security and creating not only greener but healthier, more equal and enjoyable cities with fewer respiratory and heart diseases, better mental health and happier citizens.
