{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6177c48df62eb80013741032/6a16eb9c8ff41815a8da1adf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The ties that bind: Toxic chemicals, dead monkeys and an English town","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6177c48df62eb80013741032/1779886981602-548b0d71-e826-4f33-8546-9dfee6d786a0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In the UK, no chemical company has ever been prosecuted for PFAS-related claims. But environmental law firm Leigh Day is <a href=\"https://www.leighday.co.uk/news/events/agc-chemicals-and-pfas-meeting-on-potential-legal-action/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">currently investigating</a> potential legal action against AGC Chemicals Ltd. on behalf of the residents in Thornton-Cleveleys.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Now, documents unearthed by ENDS can reveal that representatives on behalf of the company knew that since the year 2000, one chemical used in its manufacturing – PFOA – caused lesions and decreases in cognitive and motor functions in long-tailed macaques that ultimately lead to their deaths.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>To find out more, ECO Chamber host James Agyepong-Parsons speaks to ENDS Report news editor Pippa about what six scientists meeting in a Scottish castle in 2000 has to do with the health impacts of PFAS forever chemicals on the residents of Thornton-Cleveleys now.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Plus&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li>DEFRA’s £30m wildlife-farming fund</li><li>Scottish Forestry’s flawed environmental impact assessment over the northern brown argus butterfly&nbsp;</li><li>And a new study linking moorland burning<strong> </strong>to air pollution impacting millions of people.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>The ECO Chamber is brought to you by journalists at ENDS Report.</p>","author_name":"Environmental Data Services (ENDS)"}