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Nitrate pollution in water can cause a range of health effects, including \u2018blue baby\u2019 syndrome in infants fed formula milk made with nitrate-polluted water. It has also been linked to increased rates of bowel cancers.<\/p>\n\n<p>The current \u2018safe\u2019 level for nitrate-nitrogen pollution in drinking water is 11.3mg\/L, but the link to increased rates of bowel cancers has been shown <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29435982\/\">in international studies<\/a> at as low as 0.87mg\/L.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Greenpeace senior campaigner Steve Abel says the consent comes after a long history of central and local governments failing to properly regulate the dairy industry.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cIntensive dairying is a triple whammy: it\u2019s fouling rivers, spewing out climate pollution and putting our health at risk. All of that has gone unchecked,\u201d says Abel.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cWith all we know of how destructive this pollution is, ECan\u2019s granting of this consent is just further proof that both central and local governments are putting dairy industry profits over the health of our communities.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cHow many people have to get sick before central and local government act? We cannot keep farming like this if we want healthy communities, flourishing rivers and a safe and stable climate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>ECan granted the consent with the requirement that MHV achieve a 25 per cent reduction in nitrogen losses by 2030.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cA quarter less nitrate-nitrogen in ten year\u2019s time is still a hell of a lot of nitrate pollution seeping into drinking water. This figure will be no comfort to the communities who are already legitimately concerned about drinking the water that comes out of their tap,\u201d says Abel.<\/p>\n\n<p>The consent application was non-notified, meaning that the public were not able to have a say on it.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe way New Zealand farms affects all of us, from water pollution to the climate crisis. It\u2019s immensely frustrating and dangerous when even the most affected local communities can\u2019t have their say on a consent like this,\u201d says Abel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Greenpeace is calling on the Government to phase out synthetic nitrogen fertiliser and drop the limit for nitrate-nitrogen in water from 11.3mg\/L to 0.87mg\/L, in line with international research on nitrate pollution and bowel cancers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cEveryone should be able to trust that the water from their tap is clean and safe to drink. It\u2019s a sad state of affairs when New Zealanders can\u2019t rely on their central or local governments to protect their health and the health of the land, water and climate,\u201d says Abel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>ENDS<\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-15662 \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-get-nitrates-out-of-our-drinking-water\/\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/02\/6976888c-jana-sabeth-7b1w1mcwekw-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/02\/6976888c-jana-sabeth-7b1w1mcwekw-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/02\/6976888c-jana-sabeth-7b1w1mcwekw-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/02\/6976888c-jana-sabeth-7b1w1mcwekw-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/02\/6976888c-jana-sabeth-7b1w1mcwekw-unsplash-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/02\/6976888c-jana-sabeth-7b1w1mcwekw-unsplash.jpg 1402w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\" title=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"boxout-heading medium\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-get-nitrates-out-of-our-drinking-water\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPETITION: Get nitrates out of our drinking water\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"boxout-excerpt\">Call on the Government to lower the limit for nitrates in drinking water to safe levels <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                                    <a\n                        class=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                        data-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n                        data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\"\n                        data-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-get-nitrates-out-of-our-drinking-water\/\"\n                        \n                    >\n                        Take Action\n                    <\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greenpeace is today condemning a large-scale irrigation consent granted in Canterbury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":13868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_planet4_optimize_post_is_variant":false,"_planet4_optimize_experiment_name":"","_planet4_optimize_variant_name":"","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"p4_og_title":"","p4_og_description":"Greenpeace is today condemning a large-scale irrigation consent granted in Canterbury. 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Having first volunteered for Greenpeace in 1997, Abel resigned from the organisation in early 2023 to stand for parliament.","url":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/sabel\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16233"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50076,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16233\/revisions\/50076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16233"},{"taxonomy":"p4-page-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/p4-page-type?post=16233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}