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.
2025 Lou Guillette Jr Outstanding Young Investigator Award Winner: Dr. Shuo Xiao
Gordon Research Conference: Environmental Endocrine Disruptors
In Newry, Maine, June 28-July 3, 2026.
Lou Guillette Jr. Memorial Symposium
Recordings and excerpts of the meeting are now online
EDC Policy News
Events
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- Republican farm bill criticized as agribusiness giveaway: ‘pesticide industry wishlist’
by EHN Curators on March 12, 2026 at 5:45 pmAdvocates say the bill weakens safety reviews, boosts industry influence and shields pesticide makers from legal liability.
- Uncertain fate for Tennessee bill shielding pesticide makers
by EHN Curators on March 10, 2026 at 12:08 pmBefore lawmakers gavel out this year — ahead of an election cycle — a bill designed to protect pesticide companies’ liability remains uncertain.
- Trump executive order protected weedkiller Roundup and a munition, white phosphorus
by EHN Curators on March 9, 2026 at 12:10 pmCiting national security, an unusual executive order gave protection to the herbicide Roundup. It also protected the U.S.’s only supply of a controversial, highly flammable munition.
- ‘Fundamental conflict’: Ethics holds on Trump EPA chemicals officials lift
by EHN Curators on March 9, 2026 at 11:50 amA host of agency appointees will be free to reconnect with past industry clients on upcoming consequential regulatory matters.
- After years of gains, GOP pushes to roll back chemical regulations
by EHN Curators on March 6, 2026 at 12:15 pmIn Texas, environmental activists and experts raise the alarm about the impact on the state's petrochemical industry.
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- Webinar: Plastic, chemicals & infertility: What we know now
by Sarah Howard on March 16, 2026 at 6:42 pmThis April 2, 2026 webinar features Dr. Shanna Swan discussing the new movie, The Plastic Detox. Sponsored by the EDC Strategies Partnership.
- Webinar recording: Plastic chemicals, climate & health: impacts across the lifecycle
by Sarah Howard on February 24, 2026 at 5:34 pmIn this Feb. 26, 2026 webinar, Dr. Leo Trasande and Rosemary Ahtuangaruak explored the deep interconnections between plastics, health, and climate change, with a specific focus on the Arctic. Sponsored by CHE-Alaska.
- Webinar recording: Chemical recycling of plastics: health concerns & technological limits
by Sarah Howard on February 24, 2026 at 5:29 pmThis March 5, 2026 webinar featured Dr. Veena Singla, who discussed the basics of chemical recycling and health concerns with different technologies, giving examples from existing facilities in the U.S., as well as Dr. Nihan Karali, who discussed the energy input, material recovery/loss, technological limits, and emissions from common chemical recycling technologies for plastics. Sponsored by the Collaborative for Health and Environment.
- Gordon Research Conference on environmental endocrine disruptors
by Sarah Howard on January 16, 2026 at 4:02 pmThis year's Gordon Research Conference on endocrine disruptors will be held June 28-July 3, with the accompanying Gordon Research Seminar on June 27-28, in Newry, Maine. These conferences bring together graduate students, post-docs, professors, and researchers who work on endocrine disrupting chemicals, and are an invaluable source of discussion. Apply to attend and submit your abstract by January 20th if you would like to be considered for one of these short talks using this link.
- National PFAS Conferenceby Sarah Howard on January 15, 2026 at 10:15 pm
The University of Arizona is hosting the National PFAS Conference, in person in Tucson on June 8-10, 2026.
HEED The Call
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