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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…
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…
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…
HEAL and ENBEL project at European Public Health Week: climate change affects our health
HEAL is delighted to have teamed up with the EU funded ENBEL research project and…
European Commission publishes roadmap for restrictions on most harmful chemicals, but important implementation details are missing
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
Joint statement: The EU Commission must do better to transition away from synthetic pesticides
European Parliament recognises the European Green Deal as a significant contributing factor to cancer prevention in Europe
Letter: Health and environment groups urge EU Commissioners to support French proposal for EU restriction on harmful substances in single-use diapers
Decades of chronic coal pollution in Turkey have led to a large, unacceptable health burden
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…
European Commission reply to Green 10 letter on taxonomy complementary delegated act
The European Commission has sent a reply to a Green 10 letter on the taxonomy…
Letter: Civil society call to save lives, protect nature from air pollution with science-based revised EU air quality standards
HEAL, together with 35+ medical, health, environmental, public health civil society organisations has sent a…
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…