Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies
HEEDS is a non-profit coalition of scientists dedicated to improving communication, coordination and collaboration in the field of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). HEEDS is developed by scientists for scientists. There are no membership fees. HEEDS works to move EDC science forward, increase collaborations across scientific disciplines, communicate results and improve policy and regulations.
EDC Policy News
Events
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- California bans toxic chemicals in IV bags as healthcare shifts away from harmful plasticsby EHN Curators on October 11, 2024 at 10:39 am
California has passed a law banning toxic chemicals like DEHP from IV bags and tubes by 2030, marking a major shift in healthcare plastics. Elsa Wenzel reports for Trellis.
- UK may reverse pledge on bee-harming pesticide after industry pressureby EHN Curators on October 9, 2024 at 11:09 am
UK ministers are considering allowing the use of a pesticide known to harm bees despite a recent pledge to ban it, sparking calls for the government to uphold its promises. Helena Horton reports for The Guardian.
- The Biden administration reinstates stricter pesticide safety measures for farmworkersby EHN Curators on October 7, 2024 at 10:59 am
The Biden administration has restored farmworker protections against pesticide exposure that were weakened under the Trump administration, expanding safety zones around pesticide spray areas. Rachel Frazin reports for The Hill.
- Water utilities oppose EPA’s PFAS limits, slowing clean water progressby EHN Curators on October 4, 2024 at 11:02 am
Several U.S. water utilities, represented by trade groups, are legally challenging new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules to limit toxic PFAS, echoing decades of industry resistance to clean water regulations. Tom Perkins reports for The Guardian.
- A marine biologist calls for urgent global action on plastic pollutionby EHN Curators on October 4, 2024 at 10:53 am
Richard Thompson, who first identified microplastics, warns that without international agreement on a global treaty, plastic pollution could triple by 2060. Richard Schiffman reports for Yale Environment 360.
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- Webinar: The overturning of Chevron deference: impacts on environmental health decision makingby Sarah Howard on October 17, 2024 at 4:21 pm
In this Nov. 13 webinar, legal experts will discuss the implications of the overturning of Chevron deference and its profound impact on science, public health and decision-making. Sponsored by CHE and UCSF's EaRTH Center.
- Webinar: Plastics treaty negotiations: Who has a seat at the table?by Sarah Howard on October 17, 2024 at 4:10 pm
This Nov. 12 webinar will explore who has had a “seat at the table” during the course of plastic treaty negotiations, and highlight the need to prioritize the voices of frontline communities, Indigenous Peoples, and independent scientists. Sponsored by CHE-Alaska.
- Webinar: Male autism spectrum disorder & prenatal BPA exposureby Sarah Howard on September 25, 2024 at 9:37 pm
This Oct. 17 webinar features Dr. Anne-Louise Ponsonby discussing a study that found higher prenatal BPA levels are associated with increased autism spectrum disorder symptoms (ASD) at age 2 and an ASD diagnosis by age 9 in males with low aromatase genetic pathway activity scores. Sponsored by the EDC Strategies Partnership.
- Swiss symposium on endocrine disrupting chemicalsby Sarah Howard on September 20, 2024 at 6:34 pm
On Oct. 28, the Food Packaging Forum is co-hosting a symposium on endocrine disrupting chemicals with a leading research university. Speakers include Drs. Pete Myers and Jerry Heindel of Environmental Health Sciences.
- State of science on new approach methods for chemical safety testingby Sarah Howard on September 17, 2024 at 4:16 pm
EPA is hosting the 4th Conference on the State of Science on Development and Use of New Approach Methods (NAMs) for Chemical Safety Testing on November 5-6, 2024. Hybrid.
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