EU limits permission to pollute for dirty coal
Brussels – Health, environment and climate groups have welcomed the decision today by EU Member States of new air pollution standards (LCP BREF) which will force the coal industry to reduce…
Dentists urged to stop using mercury in children’s fillings
Brussels - European NGOs are calling on dentists to implement immediately the upcoming ban on mercury dental fillings for children and pregnant women. Yesterday, the EU Council adopted the revised mercury…
European Commission is unable to turn the page on endocrine disruptors (EDCs)
On Friday 7 April, representatives of European Member States met in Brussels to once again discuss the ongoing process to identify endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). The meeting was the latest…
Health groups call for positive vote on BREF
Brussels – Health groups have written to Member State environment and health ministers today urging them to support BREF standards for large combustion plants (LCP BREF). (1) Prior to the Council…
Closing Italy’s coal power plants would lead to better health
Civitavecchia / Rome - The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) will today call on the Italian government to urgently commit to a date to phase out coal power plants as part…
To what extent are the French exposed to glyphosate – the world’s best-selling herbicide?
Paris/Brussels – Thirty human "guinea-pigs" entrusted samples of their urine to Générations Futures for testing for traces of the famous glyphosate, one of the active molecules in the herbicide, RoundUp ®…
About HEAL’s work in Turkey
HEAL has a strong track record in bringing evidence and knowledge about climate change and health to the forefront of deliberations at national, EU and international levels as well as…
European petition demands government action to slash toxic coal deaths
Brussels, Belgium - Effective air pollution limits could save more than 20,000 lives every year, yet some national governments are threatening to veto EU measures to tackle toxic pollution. A European…
