So excited to co-host this discussion next Wednesday 4/10 with our CHE-Alaska partners! RSVP at link below. Environmental Health News Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment Scientists' Coalition for Effective PlasticsTreaty IPEN: toxics-free Beyond Plastics healthandenvironment.org/che-webinars/9…

📢 Plastics are a source of #EndocrineDisruptors, such as phthalates, bisphenols & PFAS. Next week, join the discussion on the human health costs of exposure to harmful chemicals in plastics. 📅 18 April, 7PM CET 👉 Register to the webinar: bit.ly/3UcmvUD #EDCFree

NEW: Scientists urge US to protect human health in UN Plastic Treaty negotiations "We must choose. Will we smother the Earth & ourselves with toxic plastics? Or do we have the courage & foresight to stop the onslaught?” -Dr. Pete Myers Environmental Health News apnews.com/press-release/…

As #PlasticTreaty negotiations begin in Ottawa, CHE director Kristin Schafer urges negotiators to "resist pressure from the petrochemical industry and take advantage of the Multisolving Institute opportunity before them." IPEN: toxics-free Center for International Environmental Law Environmental Health News healthandenvironment.org/join-us/blog/t…

Tip o' the hat to Dr. Dr. Elizabeth Sawin for her incredible thought leadership on Multisolving Institute. Plastics offer a great opportunity to address toxic chemicals, environmental justice AND climate change. The global plastics treaty is one important place to make it happen. #INC4

California paraquat ban moves forward thenewlede.org/2024/05/califo…

Deep dive on history of #PFAS production, from Sharon Lerner at ProPublica. "After the late ’70s, when 3M scientists established that PFOS was toxic in animals & was accumulating in humans, it produced millions of pounds per year." #foreverchemicals propublica.org/article/3m-for…

NEW CHE ScienceSnippet!! Dr. Jennifer Kay of the Silent Spring Inst shares new science on identifying potential breast carcinogens. Visit our website to find the full length recording of this EDC Strategies Partnership webinar. Environmental Health News HEEDS.org youtu.be/z52e2ArqIJ0

NEW study links pesticides & cancer: "The widespread use of pesticides may lead to hundreds of thousands of additional cancer cases in major corn-producing states like Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri & Ohio — even for those who don’t work on farms." thehill.com/policy/energy-…

NEXT Tuesday! Have you RSVP'd yet? healthandenvironment.org/che-webinars/9…

NEW study on rising cancer rates among young adults highlights role of environmental exposures: "Researchers suspect this is partly because younger generations under the age of 50 are increasingly exposed to carcinogens in early life or young adulthood." sciencealert.com/millennials-an…

NEW post on the CHE blog! Science Communications Fellow Haleigh Cavalier summarizes our discussion with Dr. Tyrone Hayes, Dr. David Carpenter & Stacy Malkan on confronting corporate intimidation of environmental health scientists. #scientificintegrity healthandenvironment.org/join-us/blog/s…

Our Oct. 8 Gala Celebration is approaching, RSVP today bit.ly/RSVP-Gala2024! We’re excited to honor investigative journalist Sharon Lerner with the Rachel Carson Advocacy Award for her groundbreaking reporting on the PFAS contamination crisis! Learn more silentspring.org/gala

“The plastics industry has known for decades that ... plastics are not designed to be recycled and therefore do not achieve a high recycling rate. Yet industry made every effort to convince the public otherwise while profiting off the planetary crisis it created," said Judith Enck.

NEW on the CHE blog! “Evidence of the mental health impacts of climate change continues to grow, as does the need to expand access to mental health services & offer support during these difficult times." - Science Communications Intern Alyssa Te, MPH healthandenvironment.org/join-us/blog/c…

"As people from around the world gather in New York for the UN-sponsored #ClimateWeek, it is past time the world focused on the threats to climate from #plastics." - Pamela Miller & Yuyun Ismawati, IPEN co-chairs ACAT Environmental Health News IPEN: toxics-free ehn.org/plastic-and-cl…

Today we published an investigative article revealing a secretive campaign – financed partly with US taxpayers dollars – to downplay pesticide dangers, discredit opponents, and undermine international policymaking. This video explains. youtu.be/2g9lXvd14_A?fe… via The New Lede

The 2024 State of the Climate report, written by top climate scientists, begins: "We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster. This is a global emergency beyond any doubt. Much of the very fabric of life on Earth is imperiled." Clear enough? academic.oup.com/bioscience/adv…

This #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we highlight the crucial connection between Indigenous rights & environmental health - & the vital efforts of our CHE-Alaska partner ACAT. ACAT works tirelessly to promote environmental health & justice through their community-based research.

TODAY! Hope you can join us - not too late to RSVP at the link below.