HEEDS Endocrine Disruptor News: November 2023

Webinar: Neuroendocrine disruptors and brain development: lessons from PCBs

healthandenvironment.org
Dr. Tom Zoeller will discuss the effects of PCBs on the brain in this Dec. 12 webinar. Sponsored by the EDC Strategies Partnership.

Webinar: Breast cancer, pinkwashing, and the importance of prevention

healthandenvironment.org
This Nov. 29, 2023 webinar is sponsored by the Collaborative for Health and Environment- Alaska. It features speakers from Breast Cancer Action a...

Webinar: Chemical recycling: A dangerous deception

zoom.us
This Nov. 28 webinar at 7pm ET features Lee Bell of IPEN (International Pollutants Elimination Network) and Judith Enck and Jennifer Congdon of B...

Fossil fuel lobbyists flock to plastics treaty talks as scientists, environmentalists seek conflict of interest policies

insideclimatenews.org
With growing calls for the need to reduce plastic production, industry groups are pushing back.

EU Commission to extend use of glyphosate for 10 more years after member countries fail to agree

apnews.com
The European Commission will continue the use of the controversial chemical herbicide glyphosate in the European Union for 10 more years after th...

Scientists advocate for strong conflict of interest rules in chemical and pollution policy

ehn.org
To ensure the success of the UN’s intergovernmental science-policy panel on chemicals, waste and pollution prevention (SPP), a new article ...

Report shows rising PCB levels in upper Hudson River

timesunion.com
A coalition of environmental groups said Tuesday that the remedial dredging of the Hudson River by General Electric a decade ago to remove carcin...

Forever chemicals: New report claims PFAS are sprayed onto fields and food in pesticides

euronews.com
A new report exposes the ‘urgent’ threat of forever chemicals in pesticides, as it calls for tighter EU regulation.

Chemical recycling “a dangerous deception” for solving plastic pollution: Report

ehn.org
Chemical recycling — an umbrella term used to describe processes that break plastic waste down into molecular building blocks with high h...

They believe pesticides caused their cancers. Proving it is almost impossible

wsj.com
Farmworkers in California’s Salinas Valley work with pesticides tied to illnesses, including some cancers.

George Monbiot: A cocktail of toxins is poisoning our fields. Its effect on humans? Nobody can tell us

theguardian.com
Many of the chemicals being spread as sewage sludge are untested or can’t be assessed. That’s why I’m suing for answers, says G...

The only thing that blocks adoption of more sustainable plastics is our obsession with fossil fuels

salon.com
Poor financial incentives and unsustainable supply chains slow the transition to biodegradable plastics.

Judge says Ottawa listing plastic items as toxic was 'unreasonable and unconstitutional'

www.cbc.ca
The case was brought forward by a group of major industrial players in plastics, including Dow Chemical, Imperial Oil and Nova Chemicals. They ar...

Study links pesticides to child cancer deaths in Brazilian Amazon & Cerrado

mongabay.com
According to new research, for every 5 tons of soy per hectare produced in the Brazilian Amazon and Cerrado, an equivalent of one out of 10,000 c...

Additives of plastics: Entry into the environment and potential risks to human and ecological health

nih.gov
Some insights on the ecological impacts of plastic additives, the search for eco-friendly alternatives, and the importance of establishing or rev...

Hormonal injustice: Environmental toxicants as drivers of endocrine health disparities

nih.gov
Abundant evidence now links endocrine dysfunction with exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), with greater exposures to multiple EDCs...

Air pollution raises risk of type 2 diabetes, says landmark Indian study

theguardian.com
Seven-year study of 12,000 residents of Delhi and Chennai finds link between PM2.5 particles and increased blood sugar levels.