{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6177c48df62eb80013741032/6983406f4b585239727e6895?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"'Roadmap to nowhere': PFAS action plan slammed for lack of substance","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6177c48df62eb80013741032/1770209349629-1ec1ae34-f173-4ae4-98a2-e252e0b6859a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>PFAS are a group of around 10,000 man-made substances, often dubbed ‘forever chemicals’ because of how long they last in the environment, with some linked to certain cancers.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>On this week’s ECO Chamber, special guest Dr. Shubhi Sharma, scientific researcher at the CHEM Trust joins<strong> </strong>host James Agyepong-Parsons and ENDS Report news editor Pippa Neill, to discuss why the plan has been called “a roadmap to nowhere”.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>LISTEN NOW &gt;</strong><a href=\"https://www.endsreport.com/article/1907847/listen-gods-own-dark-waters-exposing-chemical-scandal-part-one\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> God’s Own Dark Waters: Exposing a chemical scandal - part one</strong></a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Plus, the team discusses the OEP’s warning that it will need to shed its workload following DEFRA’s funding freeze, the author of a controversial nuclear review is in two minds about rolling out his plans across the Industrial Strategy; and the Scottish government brings in new nature legislation.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The ECO Chamber is brought to you by journalists at ENDS Report.</p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>LISTEN NOW &gt; </strong><a href=\"https://www.endsreport.com/article/1896902/listen-now-access-denied-environment-sectors-problem-race\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Access Denied: The environment sector’s problem with race</strong></a></li></ul>","author_name":"Environmental Data Services (ENDS)"}