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.
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Lou Guillette Jr. Memorial Symposium
Recordings and excerpts of the meeting are now online
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- EU agrees on new rules to stem plastic pellet pollution, but enforcement gaps remainby EHN Curators on April 23, 2025 at 11:16 am
Microplastic pellet spills from European industry and shipping could face stricter oversight under new European Union regulations, though environmental groups warn of major enforcement flaws. Alex Shaw reports for Mongabay.
- EPA chief defends sweeping rollback of environmental rules as safe for public and planetby EHN Curators on April 22, 2025 at 11:26 am
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin defended the Trump administration’s sweeping environmental deregulation agenda Sunday, saying it would not harm the environment and aligns with Americans’ economic concerns. Lauren Irwin reports for The Hill.
- Manufacturers push Trump EPA to roll back Biden-era air and chemical pollution rulesby EHN Curators on April 21, 2025 at 11:29 am
A major industry group has urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to dismantle key pollution and chemical safety rules adopted under former President Biden. Sean Reilly and Ellie Borst report for E&E News.
- Neurologist challenges Europe’s pesticide policies over rising Parkinson’s ratesby EHN Curators on April 18, 2025 at 2:31 pm
Dutch neurologist Bas Bloem believes the global explosion of Parkinson’s disease is less a mystery of aging than a consequence of widespread chemical exposure — and that regulators have failed to act on the science. Bartosz Brzeziński reports for Politico.
- Iowa lawmakers reject bill shielding pesticide companies from cancer lawsuitsby EHN Curators on April 17, 2025 at 11:05 am
A bill that would have blocked lawsuits against pesticide companies over health warnings failed again in the Iowa legislature, despite a push from Bayer-backed lobbyists and support from Senate Republicans. Anika Jane Beamer reports for Inside Climate News.
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- Webinar: Changes at NIH: What do they mean for environmental health?by Sarah Howard on April 3, 2025 at 3:34 pm
This May 8 webinar features Drs. Linda Birnbaum and Scott Belcher. They will discuss the implications of the Trump administration's changes for environmental health, and the effects on individual research efforts. Sponsored by the EDC Strategies Partnership.
- Webinar: Childhood cancer and the environment: prevention opportunitiesby Sarah Howard on March 11, 2025 at 3:35 pm
This April 24 webinar features Drs. Mark Miller and Catherine Metayer, and is sponsored by CHE Alaska.
- EDCs at the European endocrinology society meetingby Sarah Howard on March 2, 2025 at 9:03 pm
The May 10-13, 2025 Joint Congress of the European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and the European Society of Endocrinology in Copenhagen features a number of sessions on endocrine disrupting chemicals:
- Recordings of Lou Guillette Jr. Memorial Symposium availableby Sarah Howard on March 1, 2025 at 6:27 pm
The full recording as well as a shorter excerpt are now available to view. This March 2025 symposium featured talks from Lou's students and colleagues, and honored his legacy and research. Sponsored by Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies (HEEDS).
- Webinar recording: Plastics, chemicals and cancerby Sarah Howard on February 11, 2025 at 4:37 pm
This Feb. 27 webinar was sponsored by CHE-Alaska. Researchers at the Silent Spring Institute recently identified more than 900 chemicals that could increase breast cancer risk, and found that 414 of these chemicals are used in plastics. They discussed the findings of this paper, and how the global plastics treaty could help lower breast cancer rates worldwide.
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