Nitrates in drinking water: the brown underside of the Green Revolution | Europe's exiled journalists

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2 February 2022

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For the second part of their investigation into water pollution in Europe, Croatian reporter Jelena Prtoric and Spanish journalist Luisa Izuzquiza travelled to Aragon, Catalonia and Brittany. They explain how nitrates came to be so abundant in our drinking water and are now causing algae blooms on the coast. EU states are required to guarantee their water quality, and EU citizens have a number of options for asserting their rights. But sanctions remain too rare. Journalists have long had to flee their countries because of official obstacles, persecution and worse. Europe offers them asylum but too often they lack the means to do their job properly from exile, and many end up giving up. Dutch author Toon Vos tells us more.

Water pollution and algal blooms: the collateral damage of the green revolution Luisa Izuzquiza, Jelena Prtorić

Nitrates are the byproduct of factory farming and intensive agriculture. They are among the most widespread pollutants in European tap water, particularly in rural regions. Despite increasingly stringent regulations, sanctions are rare, even at European level. This is the second part of a report on our most precious resource.

Why the perspective of exiled journalists is so important
Toon Vos

Europe provides shelter to large numbers of journalists who have had to flee their home countries after facing persecution for their work. But too often, writes Toon Vos, they don’t get the support they need to go on doing their job properly, and in the end some just give up.

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