Monthly Endocrine Disruptor News

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HEEDS Endocrine Disruptor News Archives

HEEDS News Archives, Feb. 2021 – Oct. 2022

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POSTPONED: North Carolina EDC working group 5th annual meeting
by Sarah Howard on March 26, 2025 at 11:46 am
Previously scheduled for April 25, 2025, Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies (HEEDS) has postponed its 5th Annual Meeting of EDC-NC, its North Carolina working group on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). More information. We hope to reschedule this fall.
Webinar: Children's health and the exposome
by Sarah Howard on March 12, 2025 at 7:02 pm
This April 15 webinar, Children's Health: Assessing impacts of the exposome, features Dr. Rémy Slama of the EU's ATHLETE research project. Dr. Slama will explore the environmental factors that are most likely to affect children’s health, and present approaches to rank the impact of these factors. The webinar is sponsored by the EDC Strategies Partnership.
Webinar: Childhood cancer and the environment: prevention opportunities
by 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.

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No plastic cutting boards should be considered entirely safe, scientists say
by Katherine McMahon,Sarah Howard on March 28, 2025 at 7:40 pm
In a recent study published in Environmental Health Perspectives, scientists examined how a diet of food prepared using plastic cutting boards versus food prepared on wooden cutting boards impacted the intestinal health of mice. “This study highlights the varied health effects of MPs released from different cutting board materials, suggesting that no plastic cutting boards can be considered entirely ‘safe’.”
Trump officials now reviewing NIH research funding, raising alarm over political interference
by EHN Curators on March 28, 2025 at 12:09 pm
As the National Institutes of Health tries to restart its stalled grant process, new Trump-era oversight is injecting politics into decisions once guided by science. Sara Reardon reports for Science.
Opinion: Industrial chemicals are showing up in our blood, and no one’s stopping it
by EHN Curators on March 28, 2025 at 10:44 am
A growing body of research shows that donated blood is contaminated with industrial chemicals like PFAS, lead, mercury, and cadmium — and no one is regulating the risk. Bruce Lanphear writes for Substack.

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EU moves to ban widely used weedkiller tied to water and health risks
by EHN Curators on March 27, 2025 at 10:17 am
European regulators will ban the herbicide flufenacet in June due to its links to hormonal disruption, child brain development risks, and toxic water pollution. Rachel Birch reports for Agriland.
EPA considers new rule that could limit cancer lawsuits tied to Roundup
by EHN Curators on March 25, 2025 at 10:58 am
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is weighing a rule that would block states from requiring cancer warnings on pesticide labels, potentially shielding Bayer from further Roundup-related lawsuits. Schuyler Mitchell reports for The Intercept.
A shift away from pollution enforcement under Trump administration
by EHN Curators on March 25, 2025 at 10:57 am
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will scale back enforcement of pollution violations, limit protections for low-income communities, and shift its mission toward lowering energy costs, according to a new agency memo. Hiroko Tabuchi reports for The New York Times.