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.
Fifth Annual EDC-North Carolina Scientific Meeting
May 29, 2026
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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- NC regulators are choosing to not set numeric limits on chemical pollution in waterways. Why?
by EHN Curators on May 15, 2026 at 11:40 amNorth Carolina environmental regulators are under fire for advancing a plan to reduce PFAS and 1,4-dioxane pollution without setting enforceable numeric discharge limits.
- California’s new plastic recycling rules spark fights from all sides
by EHN Curators on May 14, 2026 at 12:17 pmCalifornia just gave plastic producers until 2032 to make all their packaging recyclable or compostable — the most ambitious deadline in the country.
- New York plastics law advances amid debate over ‘chemical recycling’
by EHN Curators on May 14, 2026 at 12:15 pmEnvironmentalists and some state lawmakers say the process does more harm than good. Plastics producers are pushing back.
- Norway puts UN project funding on hold raising fears for plastics treaty talks
by EHN Curators on May 12, 2026 at 12:20 pmThe move by the program's largest donor poses further uncertainty for already troubled negotiations.
- Sharp drop in ‘forever chemicals’ in seabird eggs hailed as win for regulation
by EHN Curators on May 12, 2026 at 11:55 amPFAS levels shot up from the 1960s through the peak of the chemicals’ use in the late 1990s and early 2000s, then fell.
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- New online course: EDCs 101
by Sarah Howard on April 29, 2026 at 5:41 pmHEEDS has created an online course on endocrine disrupting chemicals and we are looking for people to try it out. This course is designed to break down how endocrine disrupting chemicals work inside the body and the supporting evidence about how these chemicals change the way we think about health.
- Webinar: Prenatal exposure to organophosphate pesticides: health outcomes & potential mechanisms
by Sarah Howard on April 29, 2026 at 10:12 amThis May 19 webinar features two early-career scientists who will discuss their research on the health effects of prenatal exposure to organophosphate pesticides. Sponsored by the EDC Strategies Partnership and the HEEDS Young EDC Scientist Showcase. Register/information.
- HEEDS EDC-North Carolina meeting
by Sarah Howard on March 24, 2026 at 12:51 pmEDC-North Carolina's fifth annual meeting will be held on Friday, May 29, 2026. It will be held at NIEHS in the Rodbell Auditorium, and attendance is free and open to everyone. There will be awards for best posters; posters from other meetings are accepted. More information here. Sponsored by Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies (HEEDS).
- Gordon Research Conference on environmental endocrine disruptors
by Sarah Howard on March 22, 2026 at 3:02 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.
- Jerry's on TikTok
by Sarah Howard on January 17, 2026 at 3:41 pmDr. Jerry Heindel, HEEDS founder, is now on TikTok! The videos are also available as shorts on the HEEDS YouTube channel.
HEED The Call
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Photo of elk by HEEDS Elder Pete Myers, PhD.