The ties that bind: Toxic chemicals, dead monkeys and an English town

In the UK, no chemical company has ever been prosecuted for PFAS-related claims. But environmental law firm Leigh Day is currently investigating potential legal action against AGC Chemicals Ltd. on behalf of the residents in Thornton-Cleveleys. 

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. 

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.

Plus 

• DEFRA’s £30m wildlife-farming fund
• Scottish Forestry’s flawed environmental impact assessment over the northern brown argus butterfly 
• And a new study linking moorland burning to air pollution impacting millions of people.

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