Environmental justice and conservation groups urge interim numeric limits, stronger reporting and audits to protect drinking water A coalition of environmental justice and conservation organizations told the State Water Resources Control Board’s panel sufficient data exist to set interim and final nitrogen limits in highly impacted regions, and recommended percentile‑based interim limits, increased acreage/location reporting, independent audits, incentives for BMPs and progressive enforcement to protect communities that disproportionately bear nitrate contamination.

Environmental justice advocates are demanding urgent action to establish enforceable nitrogen limits, highlighting the alarming impact of nitrate contamination on vulnerable communities in California.

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BREAKING: Fonterra’s head offices have been placed under quarantine by Greenpeace, as a metric tonne of slime is oozing out of the front of the building! This is ground zero for the nitrate emergency. #nzpol #freshwater #agribusiness #nitratecontamination

Amazon Data Centers Blamed for Oregon Water Contamination, Cancer & Miscarriage Risks Large-scale Amazon data centers are being linked to a deepening groundwater contamination crisis in a rural Oregon county, with experts pointing to the

Amazon Data Centers Blamed for Oregon Water Contamination, Cancer & Miscarriage Risks

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“The intensive dairy industry, led by Fonterra, is responsible for worsening drinking water contamination in Aotearoa. In Canterbury, the regional council has already declared a nitrate emergency. Other areas of intensive dairying are likely to follow – especially Southland.”
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corporate greed will be the death of us all. #Pollution #NitrateContamination #Iowa

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Minnesota invests in irrigation specialists and weather stations to combat nitrate pollution Minnesota expands funding for irrigation and weather stations to address nitrate contamination.

Minnesota is taking bold steps to combat nitrate pollution by investing in irrigation specialists and expanding weather stations, paving the way for sustainable agriculture and cleaner water.

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