'Under serious threat' New Zealand vows to clean up its polluted waterways
about 6 years in The guardian
Two-thirds of country’s rivers are unswimmable with cow effluent and fertiliser run-off big contributing factors
The New Zealand government has announced an ambitious plan to clean up the country’s freshwater sources, after years of pollution have made the majority of lakes and rivers unswimmable.
“Our rivers, lakes and wetlands are under serious threat after years of neglect. We can’t continue to go on like we are,” said environment minister David Parker, announcing the government’s action plan two years into its term. Continue reading...
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