The sobering report on water that's unlikely to spark action

About this episode

The episode discusses the delays in addressing water pollution and the implications for political action.

Scientists worry that the often-long time lags between cause and effect when it comes to polluting our lakes and rivers will give politicians the excuse not to do anything about it There's always something more urgent to attend to, but here's why we need to take freshwater warnings more seriously Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Topics covered

• water pollution
• freshwater warnings
• politics

Keywords

• lakes
• rivers
• scientists
• politicians

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