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Danish Govt to lower drinking water nitrate limit, Greenpeace calls on NZ to follow
The Danish Government has confirmed it will dramatically lower nitrate limits for drinking water, in line with modern health science.
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When I broke the rules, I got a criminal record. When they break the planet, they just rewrite the rules.
Have you ever noticed that legislation always seems ready to go the moment an industry wants it? It’s almost like someone else… wrote it in advance?
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Southland nitrate investigation delaying the inevitable
Greenpeace says that Environment Southland continues to risk people’s health by delaying action against dairy pollution.
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Lumsden water supply nitrate contamination above preterm birth risk level
Greenpeace is warning pregnant people against drinking from the Lumsden water supply, which has reached 6.14mg/L of nitrate contamination.
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Ōtautau bore water a potential preterm birth risk, but town supply safe
Greenpeace says that while Ōtautau town water supplies are relatively safe, private bore water tests showed increased nitrate levels.
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Nitrate in drinking water linked to stomach cancer risk
A new Danish study has linked elevated levels of nitrate in drinking water to an increased risk of stomach cancer.
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2026 Climate Risk Assessment yet more reason to reduce NZ’s dairy herd
Greenpeace says the 2026 National Climate Risk Assessment is yet more proof of the need to reduce the dairy herd size.
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Here’s what JBS – the world’s largest meat company – is hiding in Nigeria
Meet JBS: the climate threat you've never heard of. This agribusiness giant is driving climate destruction and has set its sights on expansion in Africa.
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New report exposes shocking scale of Fonterra’s greenwashing
A new study has revealed that 31 of Fonterra's environmental claims in their 2023 sustainability report were greenwash.
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Dirty coal and dirty water: Greenpeace condemns proposed fertiliser factory
Greenpeace is condemning a proposed ‘coal-to-fertiliser’ factory in Southland, saying it will worsen climate change and contaminate drinking water.