@pippaneill.bsky.social
Award-winning environmental journalist. News editor at
@endsreport.com. Formerly editor of Air Quality News and Environment Journal. Bylines in The Guardian. DMs open 🌎 ✉️
@endsreport.com. Formerly editor of Air Quality News and Environment Journal. Bylines in The Guardian. DMs open 🌎 ✉️
Stark to hear Rosamund Kissi-Debrah recall the final days of her daughters life - who died due to air pollution - on the same day the news broke that the government will not adopt WHO air quality standards, despite pledging to do so
www.endsreport.com/article/1936...
www.endsreport.com/article/1936...
October 22, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Stark to hear Rosamund Kissi-Debrah recall the final days of her daughters life - who died due to air pollution - on the same day the news broke that the government will not adopt WHO air quality standards, despite pledging to do so
www.endsreport.com/article/1936...
www.endsreport.com/article/1936...
Barry will be hosting a panel at the Labour Conference at 2pm on Sunday, where @tesscolley.bsky.social
will be talking more about our investigation
Also on the panel:
- Lucy Taylor, Smoke Trail Productions
- Will McCallum, Greenpeace UK
- Dan Cooke, CIWM
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solidaritycafe.com
will be talking more about our investigation
Also on the panel:
- Lucy Taylor, Smoke Trail Productions
- Will McCallum, Greenpeace UK
- Dan Cooke, CIWM
⬇️
solidaritycafe.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Barry will be hosting a panel at the Labour Conference at 2pm on Sunday, where @tesscolley.bsky.social
will be talking more about our investigation
Also on the panel:
- Lucy Taylor, Smoke Trail Productions
- Will McCallum, Greenpeace UK
- Dan Cooke, CIWM
⬇️
solidaritycafe.com
will be talking more about our investigation
Also on the panel:
- Lucy Taylor, Smoke Trail Productions
- Will McCallum, Greenpeace UK
- Dan Cooke, CIWM
⬇️
solidaritycafe.com
- Labour MP Barry Gardiner said: “The horrors exposed by the brilliant Boy Wasted team must not be ignored... I hope to start a campaign for real change: change that means an end to both the exportation of our waste, and the exploitation of those disposing of it.”
September 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
- Labour MP Barry Gardiner said: “The horrors exposed by the brilliant Boy Wasted team must not be ignored... I hope to start a campaign for real change: change that means an end to both the exportation of our waste, and the exploitation of those disposing of it.”
Sam has been told not to eat home-grown food due to toxic chemicals in the soil
Sam had a stroke at the age of 42, and has unusually high cholesterol levels
“I believe that high cholesterol is linked with this chemical”, she says
“Am I safe?”
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www.endsreport.com/article/1932...
Sam had a stroke at the age of 42, and has unusually high cholesterol levels
“I believe that high cholesterol is linked with this chemical”, she says
“Am I safe?”
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www.endsreport.com/article/1932...
September 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Sam has been told not to eat home-grown food due to toxic chemicals in the soil
Sam had a stroke at the age of 42, and has unusually high cholesterol levels
“I believe that high cholesterol is linked with this chemical”, she says
“Am I safe?”
⬇️⬇️
www.endsreport.com/article/1932...
Sam had a stroke at the age of 42, and has unusually high cholesterol levels
“I believe that high cholesterol is linked with this chemical”, she says
“Am I safe?”
⬇️⬇️
www.endsreport.com/article/1932...
Alan, who recently found out that his beetroot had the highest level of PFOA of all of the vegetables tested by the council, tells me his biggest worry is that he might have unknowingly harmed his friends and family.
Read my full investigation here ⬇️
www.endsreport.com/article/1932...
Read my full investigation here ⬇️
www.endsreport.com/article/1932...
September 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Alan, who recently found out that his beetroot had the highest level of PFOA of all of the vegetables tested by the council, tells me his biggest worry is that he might have unknowingly harmed his friends and family.
Read my full investigation here ⬇️
www.endsreport.com/article/1932...
Read my full investigation here ⬇️
www.endsreport.com/article/1932...
Alan, who for four years has held a plot on the Occupation Road allotments on the factory boundary, recently discovered that his beetroot contained the highest recorded level of PFOA of any of the vegetables tested by the council.
September 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Alan, who for four years has held a plot on the Occupation Road allotments on the factory boundary, recently discovered that his beetroot contained the highest recorded level of PFOA of any of the vegetables tested by the council.
Sam is one member of the community who has been directly affected by this contamination. She stopped eating all of her home-grown food earlier this year but says she is left in limbo, not knowing whether or not she should be eating her duck’s eggs.
September 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Sam is one member of the community who has been directly affected by this contamination. She stopped eating all of her home-grown food earlier this year but says she is left in limbo, not knowing whether or not she should be eating her duck’s eggs.
In Thornton-Cleveleys, residents within a one kilometre radius of the AGC Chemicals Plant have been told to take a "precautionary approach" to eating home-grown vegetables due to elevated levels of PFOA, a globally banned and carcinogenic chemical, in the soil.
September 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
In Thornton-Cleveleys, residents within a one kilometre radius of the AGC Chemicals Plant have been told to take a "precautionary approach" to eating home-grown vegetables due to elevated levels of PFOA, a globally banned and carcinogenic chemical, in the soil.
🔴 EXCLUSIVE 🔴 The Environment Agency is allowing a chemicals factory to produce products containing a globally banned PFAS chemical – and release it to air.
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September 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
🔴 EXCLUSIVE 🔴 The Environment Agency is allowing a chemicals factory to produce products containing a globally banned PFAS chemical – and release it to air.
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I'm so proud to share the trailer for our new podcast series, Boy Wasted.
A bale of plastic.
A mystery body.
A global investigation.
This has been a harrowing project to work on but it is such an important story to tell.
Stream the full series on the Eco Chamber podcast feed from September 16.
A bale of plastic.
A mystery body.
A global investigation.
This has been a harrowing project to work on but it is such an important story to tell.
Stream the full series on the Eco Chamber podcast feed from September 16.
September 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I'm so proud to share the trailer for our new podcast series, Boy Wasted.
A bale of plastic.
A mystery body.
A global investigation.
This has been a harrowing project to work on but it is such an important story to tell.
Stream the full series on the Eco Chamber podcast feed from September 16.
A bale of plastic.
A mystery body.
A global investigation.
This has been a harrowing project to work on but it is such an important story to tell.
Stream the full series on the Eco Chamber podcast feed from September 16.
While uncertainty remains over the potential risk that these elevated PFAS readings may pose to drinking water sources, PFAS contamination of drinking water from airports has been previously confirmed close to home.
August 18, 2025 at 8:38 AM
While uncertainty remains over the potential risk that these elevated PFAS readings may pose to drinking water sources, PFAS contamination of drinking water from airports has been previously confirmed close to home.
Great to see my article in the paper today! It exposes that three tonnes of uranium has been legally dumped into one of England’s most protected sites over the past nine years.
@theguardian.com @endsreport.com
Read the full investigation here ⬇️
www.endsreport.com/article/1918...
@theguardian.com @endsreport.com
Read the full investigation here ⬇️
www.endsreport.com/article/1918...
May 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Great to see my article in the paper today! It exposes that three tonnes of uranium has been legally dumped into one of England’s most protected sites over the past nine years.
@theguardian.com @endsreport.com
Read the full investigation here ⬇️
www.endsreport.com/article/1918...
@theguardian.com @endsreport.com
Read the full investigation here ⬇️
www.endsreport.com/article/1918...
Pretty cool update in my inbox this morning! Still feels surreal that I am the lead author of a peer reviewed academic paper 🤓
Our research found that the process of treating landfill leachate is actually increasing the levels of banned PFAS chemicals
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Our research found that the process of treating landfill leachate is actually increasing the levels of banned PFAS chemicals
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
May 8, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Pretty cool update in my inbox this morning! Still feels surreal that I am the lead author of a peer reviewed academic paper 🤓
Our research found that the process of treating landfill leachate is actually increasing the levels of banned PFAS chemicals
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Our research found that the process of treating landfill leachate is actually increasing the levels of banned PFAS chemicals
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A beautiful day to be at a... landfill!
April 3, 2025 at 9:24 AM
A beautiful day to be at a... landfill!
Beautiful lunch break in Twickenham yesterday, just a shame Thames Water spilled raw sewage for a total of 298,081 hours in 2024 💩💩
April 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Beautiful lunch break in Twickenham yesterday, just a shame Thames Water spilled raw sewage for a total of 298,081 hours in 2024 💩💩
Cancer rates in Bentham are "significantly higher" than the England average, official data shows I have heard a huge number of anecdotes echoing this. One lady told me she can name 10 people on her road who have breast cancer.
localhealth.org.uk#bbox=314330,...
localhealth.org.uk#bbox=314330,...
February 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Cancer rates in Bentham are "significantly higher" than the England average, official data shows I have heard a huge number of anecdotes echoing this. One lady told me she can name 10 people on her road who have breast cancer.
localhealth.org.uk#bbox=314330,...
localhealth.org.uk#bbox=314330,...
Best podcast art work of the year goes to ENDS Report's art director David Robinson...
Listen to the episode to hear @shoshaadie.bsky.social and I discuss Starmer's war on green zealots and fish discos and why the government hates red tape...
www.endsreport.com/article/1904...
Listen to the episode to hear @shoshaadie.bsky.social and I discuss Starmer's war on green zealots and fish discos and why the government hates red tape...
www.endsreport.com/article/1904...
January 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Best podcast art work of the year goes to ENDS Report's art director David Robinson...
Listen to the episode to hear @shoshaadie.bsky.social and I discuss Starmer's war on green zealots and fish discos and why the government hates red tape...
www.endsreport.com/article/1904...
Listen to the episode to hear @shoshaadie.bsky.social and I discuss Starmer's war on green zealots and fish discos and why the government hates red tape...
www.endsreport.com/article/1904...
The Government's progress on reaching its environmental targets is "like a rather dismal school report" says Dame Glenys Stacey chair of the Office for Environmental Protection.
January 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The Government's progress on reaching its environmental targets is "like a rather dismal school report" says Dame Glenys Stacey chair of the Office for Environmental Protection.
NEW: International law firm Mishcon de Reya has been instructed to bring legal action over PFAS pollution in the UK’s most known PFAS-polluted place, becoming the second legal practice to be instructed by residents of the Yorkshire town.
www.endsreport.com/article/1896...
www.endsreport.com/article/1896...
November 20, 2024 at 1:41 PM
NEW: International law firm Mishcon de Reya has been instructed to bring legal action over PFAS pollution in the UK’s most known PFAS-polluted place, becoming the second legal practice to be instructed by residents of the Yorkshire town.
www.endsreport.com/article/1896...
www.endsreport.com/article/1896...
Great to see my story reporting that residents in Bentham, the most known PFAS polluted place in the UK, have instructed lawyers to investigate a legal claim against the fire fighting foam manufacturer in the centre of the town in the paper today!
@theguardian.com
@theguardian.com
November 19, 2024 at 9:07 AM
Great to see my story reporting that residents in Bentham, the most known PFAS polluted place in the UK, have instructed lawyers to investigate a legal claim against the fire fighting foam manufacturer in the centre of the town in the paper today!
@theguardian.com
@theguardian.com
Amazing news for The ENDS Report team to win the 'Editorial Excellent' prize in the internal Haymarket Media awards! 🎉🎉🎉
November 14, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Amazing news for The ENDS Report team to win the 'Editorial Excellent' prize in the internal Haymarket Media awards! 🎉🎉🎉