HEAL regrets ECHA Member States Committee failure to recognise endocrine disrupting Resorcinol as a substance of very high concern
HEAL requests intervention in industry legal challenge of European non-renewal of chlorpyrifos-methyl
The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) today announced having requested the right to intervene in a legal challenge recently launched against the non-renewal of pesticide active substance chlorpyrifos-methyl at the…
Letter to Chinese Banks by More than 20 Turkish NGOs
Adana – More than 20 civil society organisations have sent a letter to Chinese banks, China Development Bank, ICBC and Bank of China, calling on them to withdraw their financial…
Strengthening Turkish health sector engagement on climate and environmental policies
New EU-financed project aims to build the capacity of the Turkish health sector on communications and advocacy for better health protection Studies regarding the impact of climate change and the…
Over 40 million health professionals urge G20 leaders to ensure a Healthy Recovery
On May 26, 2020, over 350 organisations representing over 40 million health professionals and over 4,500 individual health professionals from 90 different countries, wrote to the G20 leaders calling for…
HEAL and European Cancer Leagues launch infographic illustrating how Europe can prevent cancer by tackling environmental pollutants
New science commentary: How fossil fuel-derived pesticides and plastics harm health, biodiversity, and the climate
New scientific study highlights non-monotonic dose-response curves and low-dose effects of bisphenol A
Moment of truth for EU as over one million people and 100 NGOs call for green, healthy and just recovery
Over one million people and 100 environmental NGOs across Europe are calling on the European Union to restart its economy by launching the biggest green investment plan the world has…
REACH committee to discuss proposal to restrict over 4,000 chemicals that can be used in tattoo inks and permanent make-up
A healthy, green and just response to the COVID-19 crisis in the Western Balkans
The Western Balkan countries are faced with an unprecedented crisis, and the magnitude of public health consequences of COVID-19 are and will be costing the Balkan region dearly. The World…
HEAL asking for environmental health protection and evidence-based disease prevention at the heart of EU’s COVID-19 recovery
Today the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) wrote to Presidents Michel and Von der Leyen to ask that environmental health protection and evidence based disease prevention are put at the…
Executive Vice-President Timmermans’ reply to HEAL’s letter on zero pollution and health protection
Joint public appeal for investment in a healthy future, a green and just recovery
Time to invest in a healthy future - Time for a green recovery We call upon EU and national leaders to tackle the unprecedented crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic…