Hollywood actor Michael Sheen discovers toxic PCBs escaping a Welsh landfill, after contacting man Douglas Gowan, who was dying and had uncovered the issue.

Hollywood star Michael Sheen discovers an 'extraordinary' environmental secret about a toxic chemical in Wales. After finding details about a man named Douglas Gowan on Wikipedia, Sheen reached out to him, who was seriously ill with just months to live. Douglas had discovered high levels of toxic PCBs escaping a landfill near farmland in south Wales. Sheen recorded Douglas' final testimony for the new BBC podcast series, Buried: The Last Witness.

June 24, 2024
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