<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><br><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><br><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><br><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> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>