Major issues with Ireland's permit for some farms to spread more slurry flagged by top EU court advisor - explained Advocate General of the EU Court of Justice has cast doubt on whether the nitrates derogation can continue if Ireland's action plan to prevent agricultural pollution is found in breach of EU law

Advocate General of the EU Court of Justice has cast doubt on whether the nitrates derogation can continue if Ireland's action plan to prevent agricultural pollution is found in breach of EU law

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Ireland’s manure boost faces EU warning over pollution risks An EU adviser says Dublin can’t rely on paperwork alone to justify higher manure limits, putting its farm-heavy nitrates policy under fresh legal pressure.

EU Advocate General warns the Irish Government can’t raise nitrogen limits for farming without proof that it won’t pollute rivers, lakes or protected habitats.

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An Taisce in the European Court of Justice today defending important protections for clean water in Ireland — team includes our Head of Advocacy Dr Elaine McGoff with Junior Counsel John Kenny, Senior Counsel James Devlin & Solicitor Eoin Brady

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Ireland has failed to provide any evidence that the next nitrates derogation will provide solutions to our ever-worsening water quality. We aren't holding up our end of the bargain, and we haven't for decades.

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It's no wonder water quality is not improving, derogation farmers are being told to do things that will not stop nitrates from getting into the water — An Taisce's Head of Advocacy Dr Elaine McGoff with Philip Boucher-Hayes on RTÉ Radio 1 CountryWide

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Thanks to #SaveLadysIslandLake — important conversation about nitrate pollution, special event with speaker An Taisce Head of Advocacy Dr Elaine McGoff

7pm Lady's Island Community Centre
Monday 17 November
All welcome

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Protecting Ireland's waterways is not a partisan issue There is a need for strong leadership to support and protect the farming community, at the same time as we protect our rivers, lakes, and estuaries through sustainable management practices

There is a need for strong leadership to support and protect the farming community, at the same time as we protect our rivers, lakes, and estuaries. Protecting water quality shouldn't be a partisan issue.
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Sophia Hayes advocates for clean water protections in Nebraska Hayes addresses nitrate pollution risks to community health and wildlife in Nebraska.

Nebraska’s water crisis is deepening as students like Sophia Hayes reveal alarming nitrate pollution levels linked to serious health risks.

Learn more here

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Concerningly, publicly available evidence suggests ECan, the only regulator with power to control the pollution of communities’ drinking water sources, may not yet have stopped making the situation worse. #nitratepollution
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Canterbury water drowns in repeated ECan failures From the University of Otago – Opinion: Regulator failure is dumping escalating costs of nitrate in drinking water on those downstream, writes Marnie Prickett.

Communities across Canterbury are facing increasingly difficult decisions as #nitratepollution of drinking water sources worsens. newsroom.co.nz/2024/09/30/c...

Regulator failure on nitrate in drinking water dumps escalating costs on those downstream Increasing dairy cow numbers and irrigation in Canterbury signals regulator failure as nitrate pollution in drinking water worsens. Meanwhile the cost of treating nitrate-polluted drinking water falls...

Is widespread #nitratepollution of Canterbury drinking water just a legacy issue? Research suggests not with the highest number of dairy cow recorded in region last year.
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Groups Petition EPA to Take Action on Nitrate Pollution in Iowa’s Drinking Water Important announcement from Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors, Inc. (JFAN) Thirteen Environmental Organizations Petition EPA to Take Action on Nitrate Pollution in Iowa’s Drinking Water After the s...

Groups Petition EPA to Take Action on Nitrate Pollution in Iowa’s Drinking Water blogforiowa.com/2024/04/29/j...
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Let's play guess where the dairy farms are?

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