22/06/2018 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 21 June, the European Court of Justice ruled against Germany, finding that it had allowed excessive use of manure as a fertiliser, in violation of the limits set out in the EU’s nitrates directive (91/676), which aims to reduce water pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources. (case C-543/16). “Industrial livestock farming is the clear culprit”, said Marco Contiero from Greenpeace in a press release. He said that researchers have...