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Events
Lou Guillette, Jr. Outstanding Young Investigator Award
Due Sept. 30! HEEDS is accepting applications for the 2026 Lou Guillette, Jr. Outstanding Young Investigator Award. Sponsored by Healthy Environment...
Plastics and human health symposium
The third annual symposium on plastics and health will be held at NYU and streamed online on Sept. 22-23, 2026. The event will focus on individual...
Webinar: Glyphosate science: cancer, neurotoxicity & endocrine disruption
This Oct. 6 webinar features Dr. Daniele Mandrioli, who will discuss recent findings from the Global Glyphosate Study, and Dr. Lianne Sheppard will...
Developing an EDC training portal - Share your input
HEEDS and the Intersectoral Center for Endocrine Disruptor Analysis (ICEDA) are collaborating to create an online training portal on endocrine...
Policy and Regulations
Tracking the Trump administration’s favors to the pesticide industry
Over the past 18 months, the Trump administration has delivered a string of victories to the pesticide industry.
U.S. Right to Know
Trump officials kill proposed rules for PFAS-contaminated sewage fertilizer
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tosses out scientific research carried out under Biden and says toxic sludge is not a significant threat to the...
The Guardian
Revealed: How Europe’s most powerful farming lobby killed EU’s pesticide law
Newly revealed documents from inside the most powerful farming lobby in Europe show how it delayed, gutted, and overturned some of the most sweeping...
Trump EPA delays leave 1.5 million Californians exposed to PFAS in drinking water
As federal protections against cancer-linked “forever chemicals” are postponed, California lawmakers debate whether chemical manufacturers — or the...
LA Progressive
Endocrine Disruptors in the News
Toxic PFAS cleanup delayed at hundreds of U.S. military bases
The military is delaying the cleanup of toxic PFAS, or "forever chemicals", at hundreds of bases across the U.S., sometimes for more than a decade.
USA Today
Microplastics and cancer risk: One mother’s steps to protect her family
Researchers are studying whether microplastics in food and water contribute to cancer risk — here's what one doctor recommends.
KFVS
Before you throw out all the synthetic fabrics in your closet, read this
Experts weigh in on wellness culture’s obsession with natural fibers and the growing trend of people shunning plastic-based clothing.
Want to know if your nonstick pan contains PFAS? A new searchable database has the answer
A new searchable database highlights the smooth rollout of Maine’s ban on forever chemicals — at least when it comes to cookware.
Maine Morning Star
New Science
Large NYC study adds evidence linking glyphosate to preterm birth risk
A study led by NYU Langone Health showed that pregnant women with higher exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup,...
The New Lede
Microplastic research points to weaker bones
Scientists have tracked microplastics from the oceans to the air to human brain tissue. A new review moves the search into the skeleton, and the...
Earth.com
Mount Sinai study links early-life exposure to PFAS with childhood intestinal inflammation
A first-of-its-kind study found that prenatal and early-life PFAS exposure is associated with higher levels of a biomarker of intestinal inflammation...
Mount Sinai
Foam mattresses can expose infants to a wide variety of toxic chemicals
According to a 2025 study published in Environmental Science & Technology, children’s mattresses release harmful chemicals that can contaminate...
EHN
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