Sandra Bell

Congratulations! Love your drawings and pet pictures and thank you for drawing our cat Billy for our son a few years ago 😺

Why is the UK so rainy this year and how is the climate crisis making matters worse? It has rained in parts of the country every day of the year so far and downpours are expected to continue this week

Climate change is resulting in more extreme weather impacting lives in the UK and overseas. Flooding devastates communities and the people it hits hardest are often those who have done the least to cause climate emissions. Demand action today: foe.uk/h2epz

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My favourite restaurant in Leeds!

After 3+ years of campaigning from Friends of the Earth, the government has now published its #WarmHomesPlan. This is a significant step towards making our homes greener and cheaper to heat.

The plan shows good progress, but we must see more funding and ambition. Breakdown 👇

Tonight I spoke on the need for climate, nature and air pollution duties in the Government’s Devolution Bill.

Over 100 NGOs Launch Manifesto Urging EU Leaders to Stop PFAS Pollution CHEM Trust alongside more than 100 NGOs have united to demand urgent EU action to stop PFAS pollution. In our joint manifesto launched today, we warn that Europe is facing a PFAS pollution crisis that...

📣 We have launched a new #PFAS manifesto!

🧪 PFAS are a group of over 10,000 chemicals & due to their longevity, pose a serious threat to human health.

🚫 A strict phase-out of all PFAS is the only way to protect current & future generations.

chemtrust.org/ngos-launch-pfas-manifesto/

#StopPFAS

Europe bans toxic pesticides… but exports them abroad ! Let’s stop this toxic trade together !

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👉 Sign the petitions
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Stop blaming migrants and tackle UK’s real problems, 100 charities tell home secretary A letter warns Shabana Mahmood that ‘targeting refugees will do nothing to tackle’ problems with housing and the NHS

🚨 This is a message from over 100 charities, including @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social, @sheltercharity.bsky.social, , @oxfamgb.bsky.social @savechildrenuk.bsky.social and @friends-earth.bsky.social: Scapegoating refugees won’t fix anything. It's time for real change

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🚨With 50 days left until the government's deadline for a new climate plan, we handed in our almost 40k strong petition calling for a bold and fair climate plan to Downing Street, joined by our local groups, @disrightsuk.bsky.social and MPs Abtisam Mohamed, Carla Denyer and Pippa Heylings.

TFA, everywhere and forever? Trifluoroacetic acid contamination – a new CHEM Trust FAQ Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is a chemical with very mobile and persistent properties that is one of many per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) also known as the ‘forever chemicals’ due to their lo...

🚨 Evidence is mounting on the widespread contamination of ourselves and nature with the forever chemical, #TFA.
 
😥 Studies have linked exposure to PFAS with negative health impacts, including impaired liver function.
 
Read more about TFA in our new blog: buff.ly/fV6DpDG
 
#EUGreenWeek #PFAS

Last week, at a heated session between the EU Parliament’s Environment Committee & the European Commission, MEPs from across the political spectrum stressed the urgency of the #PFAS crisis.

*Some captions were translated from the original recording: multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...

🎊 This week French MPs passed a new law to #BanPFAS in several consumer products.

📢Now, it's the EU's turn to protect people and nature across Europe by taking decisive action to restrict #PFAS in a much wider range of uses.

More in our news story: https://buff.ly/4bb9Vfb

#foreverchemicals

👏 Great news!

🇫🇷 Today French MPs voted to #BanPFAS from consumer products like clothing and cosmetics.

Over 140,000 citizens called on their MPs to back the ban & this is a huge win for the protection of people’s health & environment in France.

More in our news story: buff.ly/4bb9Vfb

Our new paper, based on data from 1,705 studies, shows that pesticides are toxic to organisms they are not intended to harm, including fungi, microbes, plants, insects, & vertebrates such as ourselves. Questions the wisdom of applying over 3 million tonnes of them every year...

Fantastic campaign by @generationsfutures.fr! One step closer to a PFAS ban on consumer products in France. Here's a CHEM Trust view on the importance of national bans and why we also need EU wide action to follow chemtrust.org/french_pfas_...

🇫🇷 Great News - France is one step closer to a ban on toxic #PFAS chemicals in key consumer products.

👏 Find out more in our blog why this is so welcome but also why we still need EU wide action 👉 buff.ly/3COb3sA

Hopefully France will act to protect its citizens and environment by banning PFAS nationally and supporting action at the EU level.

BREAKING 🚨: WE WON OUR CASE AGAINST ROSEBANK.

The court has ruled the oil field UNLAWFUL and Rosebank’s approval has been overturned.

This is a monumental victory in the fight for a liveable future for all.

Government overturns Tory measure and bans emergency use of bee-killing pesticide Emergency use of Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide highly toxic to bees, to be outlawed in UK in line with EU

Good news for bees as government says no to use of bee harming #neonicotinoids on crops this year. Follows years of previous govt ignoring its own advisors, and campaigns from NGOs, nature friendly farmers and scientists, now need support for safe alternatives. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

My colleague Niall Toru is spot on about the government's attempts to restrict legal challenges

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Burning wood for power not necessary for UK’s energy goals, analysis finds Experts say UK should stop biomass burning as electricity sector decarbonisation by 2030 can be achieved without it

Burning wood for power not necessary for UK’s energy goals, analysis finds

- Experts say UK should stop biomass burning as electricity sector decarbonisation by 2030 can be achieved without it

@e3g.bsky.social
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
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Combating PFAS: "The European Union has a unique opportunity to act" Check out this comment piece in Le Monde and the list of civil society groups and PFAS-affected communities from across Europe which have endorsed it.

🤯 For decades, some key industry players knew the dangers of #foreverchemicals. Instead of innovating, they lobbied decision-makers so that PFAS pollution keeps on growing.

🔍 Transparent, science-based action is non-negotiable. More in our joint NGO op-ed: corporateeurope.org/en/2025/01/c...

The Forever Lobbying Project The Forever Lobbying Project exposes the real cost of PFAS pollution on the environment, science, and politics.

The #ForeverPollution project is putting #PFAS under the spotlight:
In 2023, it mapped PFAS hot spots across Europe

Today, the follow-up #ForeverLobbying project maps the costs of PFAS pollution and the corporate lobbying campaign against a PFAS ban

The Guardian view on chemical pollution: the UK can’t ignore the risks from PFAS | Editorial Editorial: Efforts by the plastics industry to thwart regulation come from a familiar playbook

Shocking extent of industry lobbying revealed by Forever Lobbying Project. Decision makers in UK & EU must follow evidence of harm caused by PFAS chemicals, not listen to vested interests. #banPFAS @chemtrust.bsky.social @eeb.org @corporateeurope.bsky.social
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🚨European Environment Agency briefing reveals widespread forever chemical pollution in European waters.

🤒Levels often exceed regulatory threshold levels set to protect people and the environment.

More in our latest news story 👉 buff.ly/4ixelAj

#ForeverChemicals #WaterPollution #BanPFAS

Support our fight to let local areas plan for climate change My name is Naomi from Rights Community Action. We work with people, for people, and the environment. We believe local communities should have the powers to protect themselves from climate change.

Our legal case is fighting the Government to let local areas build #NetZero homes that are cheaper, energy efficient and fit for the future. We need to raise 20k by the 18th December or we won't receive a penny. Help us, help all of us. We are not powerless!! Donate and share today #ClimateActivism

New European Commission

☣️Increasing and unregulated use of PFAS in industry and consumer products has led to widespread contamination in Europe

💦Water is one of the main human exposure pathways to #foreverchemicals

🚨EU #PFAS restriction is an urgent priority

🤔 Ever heard of the EU’s universal PFAS restriction?

😳 Sounds technical but we’ve got you covered!

🔗 Our new webpage breaks down the EU’s proposed group #PFAS ban, CHEM Trust's stance, and the timeline for action 👉 buff.ly/4i709hn

#foreverchemicals #BanPFAS