HEEDS Endocrine Disruptor News

Webinar: Endocrine disruptors in plastics: State policy options

beyondplastics.org
Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at 7pm ET, Beyond Plastics is hosting a conversation about endocrine disruptors with Dr. Pete Myers, CEO and Chief Scien...

Uppsala Health Summit: Chemical Pollution and One Health

uppsalahealthsummit.se
This summit will take place at Uppsala Castle, Uppsala Sweden, on October 24-25, 2023. See the full program and register to join this transdiscip...

Agents of Change in Environmental Justice program accepting applications

ehn.org
The Agents of Change in Environmental Justice fellowship program is now accepting applications for our spring 2024 cohort. Apply here at the ...

A novel concept for improved safety assessment of food contact materials guided by public health concerns

foodpackagingforum.org
On September 26, 2023, an international team of over 20 scientists, led by Food Packaging Forum (FPF) director Jane Muncke shared a new vision to...

EU Commission recommends glyphosate licence renewal

www.rte.ie
The European Commission is recommending that the controversial herbicide glyphosate be renewed, subject to conditions, when its current licence e...

United Nations seems to boost plastics industry interests, critics say

propublica.org
Ahead of a groundbreaking treaty to reduce plastic pollution, a group of independent scientists fear that the United Nations is legitimizing indu...

Got plastic with a no. 2 recycling symbol? Beware a toxic problem

bloomberg.com
A little-known American company has been giving plastic a special touch called fluorination for 40 years. After the EPA discovered treated contai...

Dutch court rules Chemours liable for environmental damage caused by PFAS

reuters.com
U.S. chemical company Chemours is liable for environmental damage in the Netherlands caused by PFAS chemicals between 1984 and at least 1998, the...

3M again halts PFAS production in Belgium amid more pollution problems

startribune.com
Belgian authorities are considering more legal action after discovering emissions of forever chemicals still occurring at the company's plan...

Burgers and fries with a side of PFAS

ehn.org
OK, let’s start with the bad news: a new report from Mamavation found evidence of PFAS chemicals in food packaging including a McDonald&r...

Black, Hispanic and poor children are more exposed to pollution that ends up harming their brains: Study

ehn.org
Black, Hispanic and low-income children are more exposed to toxics like air pollution and lead — and this disparate exposure is linked to...

PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ harming wildlife the world over: Study

mongabay.com
While PFAS impacts on human health are well known, scientists are also finding severe impacts on wildlife, including hawksbill turtles, American ...

‘Forever chemical’ exposure linked to higher cancer odds in women

theguardian.com
New research finds evidence that exposure to PFAS and phenols increases odds of certain ‘hormonally driven’ cancers for women.

Study: Hair products sold in poor and Black neighborhoods more hazardous

nih.gov
A Boston study finds that retail stores in neighborhoods with a higher percentage of residents of color and lower socioeconomic status were more ...