HEAL reaction to today’s air quality summit
Europeans will remain exposed to BPA in food packaging
HEAL urges MEPs to reject European Commission plans for Bisphenol A in food contact materials
Dear MEP, As a membership network of over 70 public interest organisations aiming to promote and protect people’s health through environmental action, the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) looks forward to the…
EU Member States adopt revised EDC proposal – A step in the right direction, but not enough
Reducing air pollution from coal power plants in the Western Balkans would save thousands of lives annually
Third UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya
This year’s UNEA3 was all about health and pollution under the theme ; 'Towards A Pollution-Free Planet'. For the first time, HEAL sent a delegation to Nairobi: Vijoleta Gordeljevic and Eva…
Human exposure to preventable environmental chemicals is resulting in health costs of 10% of global GDP
Chinese run for investments in the Balkans: Construction of new coal power plants affects health of citizens
Guest blog from the European Environment Agency (EEA): Human Biomonitoring for Europe
HEAL is excited to be an official stakeholder to HBM4EU, the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative. HBM4EU is a joint effort of 28 countries, the European Environment Agency and the European…
Institute of Public Health of Serbia: Heavy metal pollution from mining sites harms public health
The Institute of Public Health of Serbia, a HEAL member, recently published a study focusing on the public health threats of some of the most industrially contaminated areas in Serbia. Coal…
HEAL at inaugural Clean Air Forum in Paris
To increase awareness and speed up action on tackling air pollution, HEAL participated in the Clean Air Forum that was organised by the European Commission in Paris earlier this month.…
HEAL’s debrief of COP23 in Bonn, Germany
November 2017 –The yearly UN Climate Change Conference took place in Bonn, Germany from 6 to 17 November this year. HEAL sent a 16 head strong delegation to Bonn to…
Glyphosate: future generations to pay the price of reauthorisation of health-harming herbicide
HEAL letter on EBRD on its support for thermal and coking coal in its mining policy revision
HEAL has sent a joint letter together with CEE Bankwatch and Re:Common to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) calling on it to abandon its support for thermal…