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Investigative researcher and reporter with DeSmog. Writing about climate and food politics. Work covered in the Guardian, Vice News, FT, The Hill & others

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Denmark’s ‘Pig Election’ Prompts Drinking Water Crackdown. Will Europe Follow?

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By Phoebe Cooke Verified, Clare Carlile Verified, Rachel Sherrington Verified
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Incoming government is spotlighting highly polluting intensive farming practices, which damage water, land, and air. Denmark is set to radically overhaul its drinking water policy as part of a raft of sweeping reforms to the country’s livestock industry.
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By Phoebe Cooke Verified, Clare Carlile Verified, Rachel Sherrington Verified
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Pollution from intensive animal farms is seeping into our rivers, air, and seas. Linked to everything from cancer to mass fish deaths, these pollutants damage the environment and human health. In this series, DeSmog investigates the impact of intensive animal agriculture in the UK and Europe — including tens of thousands of U.S.-style mega-farms, which farm billions of pigs, chickens and cattle every year.
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Denmark’s ‘Pig Election’ Prompts Drinking Water Crackdown. Will Europe Follow Suit?

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By Phoebe Cooke Verified, Clare Carlile Verified, Rachel Sherrington Verified
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Denmark is set to radically overhaul its drinking water policy as part of a raft of sweeping reforms to the country’s livestock industry. In a nation with more pigs per capita than anywhere else in the world, animal welfare and nitrates pollution dominated public debate as millions headed to the polls in March for what was widely dubbed the “pig election”.
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