Protesting Dutch farmers dump manure, garbage on highways

Dutch farmers dump manure, garbage on roads to protest planned emission reductions

The government says emissions of nitrogen oxide and ammonia, which livestock produce, must be drastically reduced close to nature areas that are part of a network of protected habitats for endangered species stretching across the European Union.

Protesting Dutch farmers dump manure, garbage on roads

Dutch farmers protested government plans to reduce nitrogen emissions by dumping manure and garbage Wednesday on highways and setting fires alongside roads — the latest actions in a summer of discontent. Police urged them to stop for safety reasons and were investigating who was responsible.Traffic authorities said several roads in the central and eastern Netherlands were completely or partially blocked by the early morning blockades and fire se…

Protesting Dutch farmers dump manure, garbage on roads

By MIKE CORDER Associated PressTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch farmers are protesting government plans to reduce nitrogen emissions. The farmers dumped manure and garbage on highways Wednesday and set fires alongside roads, creating traffic chaos on some roads in the central and eastern Netherlands. Fire services rushed to clear the debris as traffic built up. The latest demonstrations are part of a summer of discontent. They came a day afte…

Protesting Dutch Farmers Dump Manure, Garbage on Roads

Dutch farmers protested government plans to reduce nitrogen emissions by dumping manure and garbage on highways and setting fires alongside roads.

Protesting Dutch farmers dump manure, garbage on roads

By MIKE CORDERTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch farmers protested government plans to reduce nitrogen emissions by dumping manure and garbage Wednesday on highways and setting fires alongside roads — the latest actions in a summer of discontent. Police urged them to stop for safety reasons and were investigating who was responsible.Traffic authorities said several roads in the central and eastern Netherlands were completely or partially blocke…

Protesting Dutch farmers dump manure, garbage on roads

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Dutch farmers protested government plans to reduce nitrogen emissions by dumping manure and garbage Wednesday on highways and setting fires alongside roads -- the latest actions in a summer of discontent. Read More