ENDS Report has been doggedly following the story of Bentham, its people, and PFAS for years – and new first-of-its-kind testing can now lift the lid on a new chapter in that story. In collaboration with ITV Exposure, ENDS can reveal the 'alarming' levels of PFAS in residents' blood

Visit the ENDS Report Investigations Hub to find out more www.endsreport.com/investigations

The Guardian has called ‘In Our Blood: The Forever Chemicals Scandal’ an ‘essential documentary’

Listen to ENDS’ Pippa Neill, who first broke the story and features in the documentary, explain what it’s all about.

To find out more visit ENDS Report’s investigation hub in the comment section below

‘Alarming’: Thousands of permit breaches recorded at water company assets The Environment Agency (EA) reports it has met its target to carry out a record 10,000 inspections of water company assets in the past year, uncovering thousands of permit condition breaches.

The Environment Agency reports it has met its target to carry out a record 10,000 inspections of water company assets in the past year, uncovering thousands of permit condition breaches ⚠️

If you'd like to hear more about the making of 'In Our Blood: The Forever Chemicals Scandal' then listen to the latest episode of the Eco Chamber to hear Martha Elwell - the documentary's talented director - and I talk about the story behind the film

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ENDS Report has been doggedly following the story of Bentham, its people, and PFAS for years – and new first-of-its-kind testing can now lift the lid on a new chapter in that story. In collaboration with ITV Exposure, ENDS can reveal the 'alarming' levels of PFAS in residents' blood

The documentary's findings revealed that almost a quarter of those who took part in blood testing had "alarming" levels of forever chemicals in their blood.

To find out more about the documentary and investigation visit ENDS' Investigation Hub now > www.endsreport.com/investigations

As part of the ITV Exposure documentary, made in collaboration with ENDS, elevated levels of PFAS forever chemicals were found in the blood of residents living near to a factory in Bentham, North Yorkshire.

“Is this environmental scandal also a human health scandal?”

Listen to Pippa Neill and Martha Elwell discuss the making of the documentary ‘In Our Blood: A Forever Chemicals Scandal' on the latest ECO Chamber podcast.

I exposed a PFAS scandal, and it’s raised questions that journalists alone should not be left to answer After years of reporting on Bentham and PFAS contamination, vital questions for some residents have been answered through an ENDS-ITV collaboration that has revealed “alarming” levels of PFAS in resid...

After years of reporting on Bentham and PFAS contamination, vital questions have been answered through an ENDS-ITV collaboration that reveals “alarming” levels of PFAS in residents’ blood.

But doing so should never have been left to journalists like me, writes ENDS’ @pippaneill.bsky.social ⬇️

Eco Chamber: In Our Blood: Lifting the lid on Britain's forever chemical scandal Bentham is home to firefighting foam factory, Angus Fire, and ENDS has previously exposed the sky-high PFAS levels in the soils and groundwater on its site. Now, first-of-its-kind blood testing car...

Listen to the full podcast episode now on all major streaming platforms 🎧 pod.fo/e/3bfbb0

The picture shows investigative reporter Pippa Neill

This week’s ⚡ ECO Chamber is live as we go deeper into the making of ITV’s ‘In Our Blood: The Forever Chemicals Scandal’ made in collaboration with ENDS.

Join the documentary’s director Martha Elwell and @pippaneill.bsky.social on why PFAS blood testing was such an important part of the story.

First-of-its-kind testing has revealed 'alarming' levels of toxic PFAS forever chemicals in the blood of residents living in a town previously revealed to be contaminated with the UK’s highest recorded level of PFAS

The documentary tells the story of the people of Bentham and what happened when we tested the blood of some residents for PFAS.

To find out more visit ENDS Report’s investigation hub now > www.endsreport.com/investigations

PFAS…forever chemicals…what are they?

Listen to @pippaneill.bsky.social explain in 30 seconds, following the release of the ITVX documentary In Our Blood: The Forever Chemicals Scandal made in collaboration with ENDS Report.

Made in collaboration with ITV Exposure, we can reveal the “alarming” levels of PFAS in residents' blood.

Find out where it all began and what the latest update means ⬇️
www.endsreport.com/investigations

Have you watched ‘In Our Blood: The Forever Chemicals Scandal’?

Our journalist @pippaneill.bsky.social, featured in the documentary on ITVX, has followed the story of Bentham, its people, and PFAS for years.

Now, first-of-its-kind testing has lifted the lid on a new chapter in that story ⚠️

The documentary features ENDS’ @pippaneill.bsky.social's multi-year investigation into PFAS and Bentham, the subject of ENDS’ 2024 investigation, ‘God’s Own Dark Waters’

For more, visit ENDS Report’s new investigations hub: www.endsreport.com/investigations

“Alarming” levels of forever chemicals have been found in the blood of residents living near to a firefighting foam factory in North Yorkshire, an ITV Exposure and ENDS Report investigation has revealed.

To find out more, tune in to 'In Our Blood' at 10:15pm, this Sunday, on ITV1 or ITVX 🎬

🔴 For the past year I have been working with the incredible ITV Exposure team on 'In Our Blood: The Forever Chemicals Scandal'. 🔴

Watch the doc at 22:15 on Sunday on ITV1 or ITVX

And read a sneak peak in The Guardian today!

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Habitats Regulations, BNG, judicial review: 8 things you need to know about new ‘economy-wide’ environmental reforms <b>Fingleton Review:</b> The government plans a number of changes to green rules to boost nuclear deployment including the “streamlining” of environmental assessments and the biodiversity net gain (BN...

The government plans a number of changes to green rules to boost #nuclear deployment including the “streamlining” of environmental assessments and the biodiversity net gain regime as well as legislating to amend the Habitats Regulations.

Here’s what you need to know ⬇️

Eco Chamber: To infinity and beyond: Is the space industry on a crash course with the environment? The space race is on but scientists are worried for our ozone. As this new frontier looks to expand with new investors, how should the environment sector respond? Plus, an unprecedented recommendat...

EP 179 of the ECO Chamber is available now on all major streaming platforms 🎙️ pod.fo/e/3a5e1a

This week's ECO Chamber podcast has landed and we're heading into the stratosphere⚡ with space expert Dr Alice Bunn on millionaires, space junk and the ozone.

"It feels a stretch that some of these billionaires will abide by the rules."

Link to the episode in comment below ⬇️

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We are particularly proud as this project was one of the most complex and high stakes we’ve ever worked on.

Well done to everyone involved, including ENDS journalists @pippaneill.bsky.social, @tesscolley.bsky.social, Smoke Trail Productions, @groene.nl and @journalismfund.bsky.social 🎉

LISTEN NOW > BOY WASTED: A bale of plastic. A mystery body. A global investigation There’s a concrete yard with piles of plastic, and lying on the ground is the body of a boy – grotesquely ripped apart. Who was he? And what really happened to him? A team of award-winning investigati...

We're thrilled that "Boy Wasted" podcast has been shortlisted in @amnestyuk.bsky.social's 2026 Media Awards, for shining a light on injustice.

This environmental true-crime series investigates a boy’s death in Turkey, and unravels the deadly nature of the global plastic recycling industry ⬇️

I’ve fought for nature my whole life, but it’s time to admit the environment movement is asleep at the wheel Too often, the nature sector is paralysed by politeness, terrified of being seen as ‘difficult’. But with the government reportedly primed to bring forward sweeping deregulatory reforms under the bann...

"Never has so much been expected by so many, and so little delivered. We are being cheated and robbed..."

The nature movement needs to find some grit before its too late, writes campaigner and TV presenter @chrisgpackham.bsky.social for ENDS ⬇️

Reap What You Sow: Exposing Lancashire's toxic town A new ENDS investigation reveals that the Environment Agency is allowing a chemicals factory to produce products containing a carcinogenic forever chemical. But how did we get here?

The chemical is used as a surfactant at the AGC Chemicals Ltd site in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, which has previously been the subject of an ENDS Report investigation ⬇️

HSE consults on classifying a type of PFAS emitted from Lancashire chemical factory as ‘possible carcinogen’ The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a consultation on classifying a PFAS chemical that is emitted to the environment from the AGC Chemicals factory near Blackpool as a “possible carcino...

The Health and Safety Executive has launched a consultation on classifying a PFAS chemical as a “possible carcinogen” and a “reprotoxic substance” ⚠️

Campaigners file judicial review against EA river Wye pollution plan Campaigners have filed a judicial review claim against an Environment Agency (EA) plan intended to address diffuse water pollution in the river Wye, with the group arguing that the plan fails to take ...

Campaigners @fishlegal.bsky.social have filed a judicial review claim against an Environment Agency plan intended to address diffuse water pollution in the river Wye, with the group arguing that the plan fails to take “decisive action” to tackle pollution in the river ⬇️

Eco Chamber: Green Party gains in Manchester – but did the environment get a look in? The Green Party’s by-election win in Gorton and Denton could represent a new dawn for environmental policy – or simply be a protest against the political status quo.That’s according to Shaun ...

Episode 178 is available on all 🎧 major streaming platforms now pod.fo/e/39ca88

Hannah Spencer the new MP for Gorton and Denton surrounded by politicians

This week's ECO Chamber podcast is live ⚡ with special guest @shaunspiers1.bsky.social on green politics, Labour's by-election loss and Reform UK.

"I think we might be living in an age of populism now where people are so fed up with politics and the difficulties of getting change."

Listen now ⬇️

The ‘spirit’ of Liz Truss remains in government’s nature rhetoric, says Labour MP The “spirit” of Liz Truss remains in government through the Planning and Infrastructure Act and the “lazy rhetoric of deregulatory Trussonomics”, a Labour MP has said.

The “spirit” of Liz Truss remains in government through the Planning and Infrastructure Act and the “lazy rhetoric of deregulatory Trussonomics”, Labour MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social has said ⬇️

Why a new ruling may give legal cover to regulators seeking to abandon flood defence maintenance A recent High Court judgment contains a warning for owners of flood-prone land: regulators have the power, but not the duty, to keep flood barriers in good shape, and the courts may not oppose decisio...

"Regulators have the power, but not the duty, to keep flood barriers in good shape, and the courts may not oppose decisions to stop maintaining them..."

Lawyer Angus Evers unpacks what a recent ruling means for flood-prone areas and those seeking to take on environmental watchdogs in court ⬇️