Coal’s health bill reaches €43 billion a year
Brussels, 7 March 2013 - The health costs of coal-fired power stations add a financial burden to the European population of up to €42.8 billion a year. The assessment is…
Press note: The EU Healthy Air Coalition welcomes European Parliament vote for cleaner air and better health
The European Parliament adopted today by a large majority the provisional trilogue agreement on the revision of the Ambient Air Quality Directives (AAQD), to update the EU’s clean air standards dating from 2008.
Press release: Clean air in cities for better health
Air pollution is the biggest environmental threat to everyone's health across the EU, and one of the leading risk factors for chronic diseases. Today, pathways to reach clean air in cities by 2030 will be discussed by more than 340 participants from 33 countries at an international conference taking place in Brussels.
Letter from EU Healthy Air Coalition to MEPs: Support the trilogue deal for cleaner air and better health
The EU Healthy Air Coalition has sent a letter to members of the European Parliament, ahead of the Plenary voting on “Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe”, procedure…
HEAL and Mutualités Libres’ conference: Healthy cities, healthy people – Pathways for clean air in the EU’s urban environments
On 23 April 2024, HEAL and the Belgian Independent Health Insurance Funds (MLOZ) will be organising an international conference in Brussels, under the auspices of the Belgian EU Presidency.
Health organisations call on MEPs to support the trilogue deal for cleaner air and better health
Next Monday 11 March, the ENVI committee will be voting on “Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe”, procedure file 2022/ 0347 (COD). This follows a provisional agreement reached…
European health sector letter to EU environment ministers: swiftly adopt AAQD deal
HEAL and six more organisations representing the European health sector have sent a letter to EU environment ministers, calling on them to swiftly adopt in Council the deal reached by…
Press Note: Health groups welcome restriction on widely used sub-family of PFAS
Press note: Member state’s representatives voted in the REACH Committee to restrict PFHxA – a subfamily of the “forever chemicals” PFAS - that is widely used in for example clothing and food contact materials.
