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Events
Lou Guillette Jr. Memorial Symposium
The agenda is now available for the March 14-15 Lou Guillette Jr. Memorial Symposium, hosted by HEEDS, at the University of Florida. It will...
North Carolina EDC working group 5th annual meeting
On Friday, April 25, 2025, Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies (HEEDS) is hosting the 5th Annual Meeting of EDC-NC, its North...
Webinar: Ultrashort-chain PFAS: the global threat of trifluoroacetic acid
This Feb. 19, 2025 webinar features Dr. Hans Peter Arp discussing TFA, a degradation product of many refrigerants and a widespread contaminant in the...
Webinar: Plastics, chemicals and cancer: The role of the Global Plastics Treaty in preventing breast cancer
This Feb. 27 webinar is sponsored by CHE-Alaska. Researchers at the Silent Spring Institute recently identified more than 900 chemicals that could...
Policy and Regulations
Opinion: RFK Jr.’s disinformation is a rallying cry for women in STEM
I have never been so motivated and grateful to be a woman in science as while watching Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Senate Finance Committee nomination...
EHN
EPA cuts raise concerns about clean air and water protections
President Donald Trump’s administration is rapidly downsizing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, raising questions about whether it can still...
Grist
Scientists: Insufficient chemical regulations put public and environmental health at risk
In a commentary published in Frontiers in Toxicology, researchers highlight the gaps preventing current regulatory approaches from adequately...
New EPA chief plans cuts, industry hires and a focus on AI
The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency is shifting away from climate concerns, aiming to cut staff, bring in industry lobbyists...
The Guardian
Endocrine Disruptors in the News
Trump’s funding cuts threaten the backbone of U.S. research
Trump’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding cut targets “indirect costs,” the behind-the-scenes expenses that keep labs running, sparking a...
The Washington Post
Chemical industry pushes to hide disaster risks from the public
The chemical industry has asked Trump’s new Environmental Protection Agency chief, Lee Zeldin, to roll back public access to information on high-risk...
The Lever
Milwaukee sues Monsanto over PCB contamination costs
Milwaukee and its sewerage district are suing Monsanto, alleging the company knowingly sold toxic PCBs that have contaminated local waterways,...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
California: Santa Clara County sues chemical companies over PFAS in drinking water
Toxic PFAS chemicals, linked to serious health risks, have contaminated Santa Clara County’s water, prompting a lawsuit against DuPont, 3M and others...
The Mercury News
New Science
HEEDS publishes timeline on the history of the EDC field
Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies (HEEDS) now provides a comprehensive history of the endocrine disruptor scientific field via...
Natural antioxidants in food may help reduce microplastics' reproductive harm
According to a recent review published in Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis, anthocyanins - a plant compound responsible for the vibrant colors in...
Microplastics may disrupt blood flow in the brain, study finds
Tiny plastic particles can accumulate in brain blood vessels, creating blockages that may reduce blood flow and impair motor function, according to...
PFAS exposure linked to cancer risk and gene changes
Scientists are uncovering how PFAS, chemicals found in everyday products, may alter gene expression and increase cancer risk, especially in...
The Blade
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