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HEEDS News May 2023
 

Events

Webinar: Plastics and environmental justice: What's next for the global treaty?
healthandenvironment.org
This Nov. 1st webinar, sponsored by the Collaborative for Health and Environment, will discuss the international plastics treaty initiated by the...
Webinar: PFAS and testicular cancer: A study of U.S. Air Force servicemen
healthandenvironment.org
In this Nov. 16 half-hour webinar sponsored by the EDC Strategies Partnership, Dr. Mark Purdue will present findings from a recent study investig...
Gordon Research Conference on endocrine disruptors accepting applications
grc.org
Don't miss this opportunity to travel to Tuscany, Italy, for the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on endocrine disruptors, to be held June 2...

Policy and Regulations

EU abandons promise to ban toxic chemicals in consumer products
theguardian.com
Exclusive: Plan to outlaw all but the most vital of harmful chemicals is not included in leaked policy proposals.
Glyphosate cancer findings of “extreme concern” as Europe weighs reauthorization of pesticide
ehn.org
This story was originally published in The New Lede, a journalism project of the Environmental Working Group, and is republished here with permis...
Atrazine: Latest science & policy analysis on a hormone-disrupting herbicide
healthandenvironment.org
This blog by Stacy Malkan discusses atrazine, the second most widely used weed killer in the United States. Yet a significant body of scientific ...
Resources, Tools, and Reports
New tool: Plastic health map
minderoo.org
The Minderoo Foundation developed a new database of research on the potential human health effects caused by a wide range of chemicals in plastic...
“Forever chemicals” in Pennsylvania fracking wells could impact health of surrounding communities: Report
ehn.org
PITTSBURGH — “Forever chemicals” have been used in Pennsylvania fracking wells, but it’s impossible to know how widespr...
Fracking compendium released
concernedhealthny.org
The ninth edition of the Compendium of Scientific, Medical, and Media Findings Demonstrating Risks and Harms of Fracking and Associated Gas and O...

Endocrine Disruptors In the News

EPA to fund studies of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in agriculture
insideclimatenews.org
The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday $8 million in new research funding to understand how the toxic compounds known as &ldqu...
Opinion: The unseen toxic threat contaminating wildlife worldwide
thehill.com
An unseen but growing chemical contamination crisis is threatening wildlife across all seven continents, exacerbating a host of environmental thr...
Monsanto hit with $175m verdict against Roundup
ehn.org
A Philadelphia jury on Friday hit Monsanto with a $175 million verdict in favor of a cancer patient who claimed the company failed to warn about ...
There's almost no research on the health impact of plastic chemicals in the Global South
time.com
Scientists mapped thousands of studies on the health impacts of plastic chemicals. Here's what they found.

New Science

Human exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals over time in Europe
mdpi.com
Exposure levels to chemicals restricted at the EU level decreased, while the levels for some of their substitutes increased.
Scientists: Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency
jamanetwork.com
Over 200 health journals call on the United Nations, political leaders, and health professionals to recognize that climate change and biodiversit...
PFAS 'forever chemicals' found in virtually every room in your home raise risk of fastest growing cancer in America by 56%, study suggests
dailymail.co.uk
Researchers confirmed a link between thyroid cancer and hormone-disrupting forever chemicals found everywhere from frying pans to firefighting fo...
Five decades and a mountain of evidence: Study explores how toxic chemicals are 'stealing children's future potential'
insideclimatenews.org
Children of color and from low-income families are not only exposed to more dangerous substances but also experience disproportionate harm to the...
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