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Webinar: Endocrine disruptors and women's health
Europe's Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) is sponsoring this Nov. 20 webinar to share findings from the FREIA project on EDCs and female...
Webinar: Fluoride, neurodevelopment, and cognition: a National Toxicology Program monograph
This Dec. 3 webinar features Dr. Kyla Taylor of NIEHS who will discuss the results of a National Toxicology Program monograph review that concluded...
Webinar: Behind the scenes at EPA
This Dec. 9 webinar, Behind the scenes at EPA: what's gone wrong and what does it mean for our work? is part 2 of a series on the future of EPA...
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals: hazards and opportunities (ECHO) course
This course focuses on the chemical, biological, and societal challenges of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and new opportunities for moving...
Policy and Regulations
Scientists' Declaration for the Global Plastics Treaty
The signatories of this declaration are independent scientists with expertise on plastics, and who are free of conflicts of interest associated with...
Position Paper: Seven priorities to protect people and environment from endocrine-disrupting chemicals
In a new statement, the EDC-Free Europe coalition outlines key actions needed to ensure the EU regulatory framework reflects the latest science and...
EDC-Free Europe
Biden administration backs away from plastic production limits in UN treaty
The Biden administration has withdrawn support for mandatory caps on plastic production in upcoming United Nations plastics treaty negotiations,...
Grist
Kennedy’s health shake-up agenda could redefine U.S. regulations
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an outspoken critic of corporate influence in health and environmental policy, as...
Politico
Endocrine Disruptors in the News
Nations struggle to finalize global treaty on plastic pollution
Delegates from over 175 countries are meeting soon in South Korea to negotiate a global plastics treaty, aiming to address the worsening plastic...
Inside Climate News
Could global treaty slash plastic waste and emissions by 2050?
Without global action, plastic waste and its climate impacts are set to double by 2050, but researchers say a mix of four policies could curb 90% of...
Newsweek
EPA neglect allows plastics plants to discharge harmful pollutants into waterways: report
Federal inaction on updating wastewater discharge standards has enabled plastics plants to release toxic chemicals into U.S. waterways for decades,...
The New Lede
Dangerous plastics found in packaging from major brands
Food, cosmetics and packaging from major retailers contain hazardous plastics linked to health issues, according to a report from Toxic-Free Future....
The Hill
New Science
NIEHS publishes new strategic plan
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) published a 2025-2029 strategic plan, "Health at the Intersection of People and Their...
NIEHS
PFAS levels increase throughout pregnancy, study finds
A recent study published in Environmental Health Perspectives examines trends in PFAS exposure in pregnant Black women and their newborns in Atlanta....
EHN
Early BPA exposure linked to increased risk of chronic health issues
A recent study suggests that even low-level exposure to bisphenol A during childhood may raise the risk of heart disease, diabetes, obesity and other...
U.S. Right to Know
Plastic medical products should not get a “free pass” from regulation, scientists say
A recent commentary published in The Lancet explains why plastic products for medical and health uses should not be exempt from the UN global...
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