Medical award given to HEAL for fighting coal in Bursa, Turkey
Brussels, 14 March 2017 – At a ceremony today, on the National Doctor’s Day for Turkey, the Bursa Chamber of Medicine awarded its 2017 Environment Prize to the Health and Environment…
ECHA opinion on glyphosate expected on Wednesday
Press Annoucement Brussels, 14 March 2017 – In just five weeks, almost half a million Europeans have signed a petition calling on the European Commission to ban the controversial weedkiller glyphosate. Meanwhile, the…
Exposing frog embryos to a chemical cocktail causes thyroid hormone disruption
Brussels, 7 March 2017 – Findings published today provide evidence that exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) causes changes in thyroid hormone signalling, which disturbs brain development. The results are published…
Review builds compelling evidence that chemical exposure harms children’s brains
Review builds compelling evidence that chemical exposure harms children’s brains Brussels, 7 March 2017 – The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) has welcomed today’s publication of a review by CHEM Trust…
French celebrities discover their bodies contain unwanted chemicals
EXPPERT Survey 9: Analysis of hair samples of seven French celebrities Seven French celebrities discover their contamination from endocrine disruptors Générations Futures EXPPERT survey number 9 provides the results of…
Leading non-profit health insurer alerts EU health ministers on EDCs
Brussels, 20 February 2017 – The International Association of Mutual Benefit Societies (AIM) wrote to EU health ministers on Friday to urge them to take “proper action” on endocrine disrupting chemicals…
Europe finally recognises four phthalates as human endocrine disruptors
Brussels, 17 February 2017 – In a historic development, four synthetic chemicals - DEHP, DIBP, DBP and BBP - have been identified as endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) for human health. The…
JOINT STATEMENT: CETA is an unhealthy deal: lessons to be learnt for future EU trade policy
Brussels, 15 February 2017 - The European Parliament in the presence of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rubber-stamped the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada. The…
European citizens’ initiative to #StopGlyphosate
Brussels, 8 February 2017 – Health and environment groups met in Brussels and other European cities (Madrid, Rome, Berlin and Paris) today to launch a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) to ban…
Environmental and health organisations launch European citizens’ initiative to ban glyphosate
Brussels, 8 February 2017 – Campaigners and activists met in Brussels and other European cities (Madrid, Rome, Berlin and Paris) today to launch a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) to ban glyphosate,…
The European Commission must fulfil their obligation to reduce pharmaceutical pollution
19 January 2017, Brussels - Representing hundreds of environmental and health organisations in all 28 European Union Member States and further afield, 14 NGOs are calling for immediate action and answers…
Endocrine disrupting pesticides in tap and surface water
PRESS RELEASE (Original in French) EXPPERT Survey 8: Exposure to endocrine-disrupting pesticides in water Générations Futures EXPPERT survey 8 uses government reports on water quality in France as the basis…
Vote on EU-Canada deal disappoints health groups
Environment Committee of the European Parliament votes against recommendations to protect chemical safety. Brussels, 12 January 2017 – Thirty-five organizations committed to maintaining effective chemical safety regulation in Europe are dismayed…
Low-dose, long-term exposure to Roundup causes disease in rats
Brussels, 9 January 2017 – A study published today shows that low levels of exposure to the weed killer Roundup over a long period of time can cause liver disease in…
€8.5 billion in health costs from Balkan coal plants prompt call for EU policy rethink
Brussels/Sarajevo, 15 March 2016 – First-ever estimates of the huge health costs associated with air pollution from coal power plants in the Western Balkans are released today. (1) The costings…
WHO report underlines need for stronger EU action on air pollution
A scientific review on air pollution conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that the EU needs to step up efforts to improve air quality, according to the Health…
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…
