Tag: drinking_water
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Greenpeace Aotearoa Reports 2025 as Year of "Resistance" Against Anti-Environment Policies
Greenpeace Aotearoa's 2025 report details its resistance against government anti-environment policies, including efforts against seabed mining, dairy pollution, and bottom trawling, while mobilizing public action and scientific advocacy.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessScience & TechnologyWorldEnvironmentGeneral PoliticsLegalEconomySocial IssuesState Governments Greenpeace AotearoaEnvironmental ProtectionSeabed MiningAnti-environment PolicyDrinking WaterBottom TrawlingGreenpeace
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Greenpeace Tests Reveal Elevated Nitrate in Southland Private Bore Water
Greenpeace's Ōtautau water tests show elevated nitrates in private bores, with 16% above preterm birth risk level. A final testing event is scheduled for Lumsden tomorrow, urging residents to check their water.
HealthBusinessPolitics and GovernmentEnvironmentAgricultureMedical ScienceState GovernmentsSocial Issues GreenpeaceŌtautauSouthlandLumsdennitrate contaminationdrinking waterdairy industry
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New Study Links Drinking Water Nitrate to Stomach Cancer Risk, Greenpeace Calls for Lower NZ Limits
A new Danish study links elevated drinking water nitrate to stomach cancer, prompting Greenpeace Aotearoa to demand lower New Zealand limits. Citing risks of bowel cancer, dementia, and pre-term birth, Greenpeace will offer free water testing in Southland, urging government…
HealthPolitics and GovernmentEnvironmentMedical ScienceSocial IssuesAgricultureGeneral Politics NitrateDrinking WaterStomach CancerGreenpeace AotearoaWater ContaminationPublic HealthGreenpeace
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Greenpeace Demands Lower Nitrate Limits with Contaminated Water Bar at Parliament
Greenpeace Aotearoa is serving nitrate-contaminated water on Parliament lawn, urging MPs to lower the drinking water standard from the 1950s limit.
Politics and GovernmentHealthEnvironmentEconomyGeneral PoliticsSocial IssuesAgricultureEnergy Greenpeace AotearoaNitrate ContaminationParliament LawnDrinking WaterDairy IndustryCow UrineNitrogen FertiliserBowel CancerPreterm BirthNew Zealand GovernmentGreenpeace