An early coal phase-out in Poland can save lives, improve health and strengthen the economy
Pesticides and Health Impacts / Pestisitler ve Sağlığa Etkileri
Pestisitlerin Sağlık Etkileri konusunda Türkiye sağlık sektöründen öneriler
French government announces national action plan on PFAS chemicals ahead of expected publication of EU-wide proposal for restrictions
Curing Chronic Coal: The health benefits of a 2030 coal phase out in Turkey
A new report by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) now highlights that phasing out coal power in Turkey earlier (by 2030) rather than later (by 2050) would produce tremendous…
Environmental health groups welcome introduction of European harmonised hazard classes for endocrine disruptors
The European Commission has today released its proposal for the creation of dedicated hazard classes for endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) under the EU legislation for classification, labelling and packaging of…
An early coal phase-out in the Western Balkan can save lives, improve health and strengthen the economy
A new report by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), published today, shows that phasing out coal power in the Western Balkan region by 2030 instead of 2050 will bring a…
David vs Goliath: French farmer victim of pesticide poisoning brings the story of his legal battle against agri-giant Bayer-Monsanto to Brussels to support pesticides phase out
European Commission mustn’t abandon hazardous chemical exports ban commitments made in EU Green Deal
Luftqualität: Gesundheit durch neue Standards schützen
Luftqualität: Gesundheit durch neue Standards schützen Hohe Risiken für akute und chronische Krankheiten durch Feinstaub und Stickstoffdioxid Hannover/Brüssel, 28.10.2022. Die Gefahr ist unsichtbar: Luftverschmutzung ist ein großer umweltbedingter Risikofaktor für die…
Air pollution law revision can be a game changer for zero-pollution ambition
Today, the European Commission released the proposed update to the Ambient Air Quality Directives (AAQD), the first one since 2008. As part of the Zero Pollution Package, this proposal has…
Reactions from the health community on the European Commission’s proposal on updating the Ambient Air Quality Directive
Civil society groups urge the EU to keep their promises to ban ‘forever chemicals’ PFAS
Current pesticide reduction measures fail to protect vulnerable groups from pesticide pollution, new study from Italy shows
Today: HEAL in European Court of Justice to defend the ban of health-harming pesticide chlorpyrifos-methyl
Health groups welcome Europe’s plan to reduce pesticide dependency but demand stronger protection measures
Scientific evidence of glyphosate link to cancer dismissed in ongoing EU assessment, new report reveals
Leading Western Balkans health experts call on leaders in the region to set ambitious plans for zero air pollution policy
Leading health experts working in the Western Balkans, together with the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), have launched the first regional Expert Statement to call for the development and implementation…
Health and environmental groups raise alarms over EU Chemicals Agency’s failure to classify glyphosate as a carcinogen for human health
False fix: the hidden health impacts of Europe’s fossil gas dependency
First of its kind analysis on the health harm of burning fossil gas shows that in 2019 alone, burning fossil gas for power (and heat) generation caused over 2,800 premature deaths from…