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Webinar: addressing chemical mixtures- opportunities for the REACH revision
In this Oct. 1 webinar sponsored by the EDC Strategies Partnership, Dr. Christina Rudén will explain why assessing the risk of individual chemicals...
Webinar: ToxicDocs: A database of once-secret chemical industry documents
This Oct. 14 webinar describes the ToxicDocs dataset and website that contains millions of pages of industry documents about lead, asbestos, silica,...
Lou Guillette, Jr. Outstanding Young Investigator Award
Due Sept. 30! HEEDS is accepting applications for the 2025 Lou Guillette, Jr. Outstanding Young Investigator Award. Sponsored by Healthy Environment...
Class: Plastics, microplastics, and human health
This 7 week online course begins Oct. 8 and is sponsored by The Physician and Scientist Network Addressing Plastics and Health (P-SNAP). It is geared...
Policy and Regulations
EPA moves to ease chemical safety reviews, citing red tape
The US Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a rollback of certain Biden-era regulations that determine how the agency evaluates chemicals — a...
The New Lede
Trump team to uphold Biden's 'forever chemicals' rule
The Trump administration says it will defend a Biden era-rule that is expected to keep polluters on the hook to clean up toxic “forever chemicals.”
The Hill
EU waters down plan to ban PFAS, drawing criticism from NGOs
The European Union has scaled back its proposal to restrict PFAS, the toxic “forever chemicals” linked to widespread pollution, prompting strong...
Le Monde
Trump EPA faces backlash over weak pesticide strategy in MAHA health plan
The White House’s Make America Healthy Again initiative promised stronger protections against pesticides, but critics say the Trump administration’s...
Wired
Trump asks federal court to let it drop regulations on some PFAS chemicals in drinking water
The Trump administration’s EPA announced plans to undo some Biden-era regulations on PFAS in drinking water in May. Now it’s asking a federal court...
KJZZ
Endocrine Disruptors in the News
EPA orders some scientists to stop publishing research, employees say
Staff from the EPA’s Office of Water were summoned to a town hall meeting this week and told to pause the publication of most research, pending a...
The Washington Post
PlasticFree opens access to global materials database during Climate Week NYC
PlasticFree has opened access to its entire global materials database so that it is freely accessible to designers, brands, and businesses looking to...
FashionUnited
In Washington, a battle builds over a right to sue pesticide makers
It’s been seven years since Germany’s Bayer bought US agrochemical giant Monsanto, inheriting not only the company’s vast portfolio of seeds and...
Toxics, tech and tumors: Is modern life fueling the rise of cancer in millennials?
Studies suggest modern life may be fueling the rise of cancer in younger adults, with factors like ultra-processed foods and chemicals under scrutiny.
Defense Department delays cleanup of ‘forever chemicals’ nationwide
The new timeline could slow cleanup in some communities by nearly a decade. The chemicals, widely used in the military, are linked to cancers and...
The New York Times
New Science
Chemical mixtures may impact fertility and IVF success, new study finds
In a recent study published in Environment International, researchers tested the ovarian follicular fluid (which surrounds egg cells in the ovary) of...
EHN
Systematic review: associations between acetaminophen during pregnancy and autism, ADHD in children
A systematic review of 46 studies, published in the journal Environmental Health, found that the majority of studies reported that taking...
Sex reversal in birds more common than expected
Researchers found that “sex reversal” was more common than expected in wild birds from multiple locations in Australia, according to a new study...
Phthalates in everyday products may fuel breast cancer
New research warns that everyday chemicals in plastics, packaging, and personal care products may accelerate breast cancer growth, weaken treatments,...
U.S. Right To Know
Chemicals in tap water linked to a 33% increase in cancer rates
A nationwide analysis has found that exposure to PFAS “forever chemicals” in public drinking water is associated with up to a 33% increase in cancer...
Earth.com
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