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Events
Webinar: Changes at NIH: What do they mean for environmental health?
This May 8 webinar features Drs. Linda Birnbaum and Scott Belcher. They will discuss the implications of the Trump administration's changes for...
Webinar: Childhood cancer and the environment: prevention opportunities
This April 24 webinar features Drs. Mark Miller and Catherine Metayer, and is sponsored by CHE Alaska.
EDCs at the European endocrinology society meeting
The May 10-13, 2025 Joint Congress of the European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and the European Society of Endocrinology in Copenhagen...
Recordings of Lou Guillette Jr. Memorial Symposium available
The full recording as well as a shorter excerpt are now available to view. This March 2025 symposium featured talks from Lou's students and...
Policy and Regulations
EPA chief defends sweeping rollback of environmental rules as safe for public and planet
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin defended the Trump administration’s sweeping environmental deregulation agenda Sunday,...
The Hill
Manufacturers push Trump EPA to roll back Biden-era air and chemical pollution rules
A major industry group has urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to dismantle key pollution and chemical safety rules adopted under...
E&E News
Aggressive rollback of environmental rules raises legal and public health concerns
A sweeping new executive order from President Trump would force federal agencies to eliminate key environmental regulations unless they’re reapproved...
Inside Climate News
EU moves to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from children’s toys in online and in-store markets
A new European Union regulation bans PFAS and other hormone-disrupting chemicals in toys, aiming to curb health risks and tighten online toy safety....
Deutsche Welle
States move to limit PFAS as industries push back with lawsuits and lobbying
As more states try to ban PFAS in consumer products, industry groups are mobilizing to protect their bottom line — even as health risks mount. Molly...
Wired
Endocrine Disruptors in the News
Tainted fertilizer spread across 10,000 acres may trigger first Superfund designation for farmland
A decades-long practice of using textile mill sludge as free fertilizer has left nearly 10,000 acres of South Carolina farmland contaminated with...
The New York Times
Respected NIH researcher resigns, citing political meddling in food science
Nutrition scientist Kevin Hall has resigned from the National Institutes of Health, warning that political interference under the Trump...
The Washington Post
Toxic chemicals are still slipping into everyday products across Europe
Despite bans and regulations, products in the European Union continue to test positive for harmful chemicals linked to serious health risks. Gabriela...
EuroNews
Mattress chemicals may pose hidden risks to kids' health
Sleeping on a new mattress might not seem like a threat, but research shows children are breathing in a stew of chemicals while they dream. Shannon...
The New Lede
Trump proposes sweeping cuts to health agencies, ending dozens of programs
A proposed Trump administration budget would slash funding to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by more than 30%, eliminating...
POLITICO
New Science
Trump administration moves to cancel EPA grants for children’s health and PFAS research
A sweeping effort by the Trump administration aims to cancel $40 million in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency research grants, halting studies on...
Microplastics found in women’s ovaries raise concerns about fertility and toxic exposure
Microplastics have been discovered in human ovary follicular fluid for the first time, prompting new concerns about their potential role in declining...
The Guardian
Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study
Health impacts are likely being underestimated by traditional risk models used by regulators, according to a new study that has found a different way...
EHN
Scientists are discovering just how much plastic is getting into our brains
A team of toxicologists at the University of New Mexico has found alarming levels of microplastics in human brains — and they’re racing to understand...
Responders to Deepwater Horizon oil spill more likely to develop metabolic and endocrine disorders
A recent study published in Environmental Health investigated the long-term health impacts experienced by U.S. Coast Guard service members who...
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