Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management

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Jelsumer Feart near the military air base in Leeuwarden is one of the largest PFAS contamination sites in the Netherlands.
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PFAS found in all Friesland water bodies
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Plane landing at Schiphol Airport
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Quieter planes are actually reducing noise around Schiphol Airport, measurements show
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Trains at Rotterdam Central Station
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NS launches €49 per month ticket for unlimted off-peak travel this summer
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Construction site with buildings under construction in Nijmegen, 8 February 2023
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Government can't afford roads, railway to approved new neighborhoods with 30,000 homes
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Traffic sign informing people of the fatbike ban in the Vondelpark in Amsterdam
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Amsterdam fines 39 fatbike ban violators; Police begin campaign in Barendrecht
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A Qbuzz Yutong U15 8749 in Leiden, 15 November 2025
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China could use "kill-switch" on buses in Dutch cities, says Cabinet member
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Rijkswaterstaat performing roadworks on a highway
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Some €280 billion needed for infrastructure; Years of road closures, traffic jams loom
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Passenger buys ticket at Central Station in Amsterdam
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Dutch government plans limited summer discounted train subscription starting June 21
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Police check the maximum speed of a fatbike in 2024
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82% of Dutch worry about souped-up fatbikes; Two-thirds want age limit for all e-bikes
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Schiphol Amsterdam Airport in 2006
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Independent panel says Schiphol impact report understates airport's harm to residents
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Firefighter uses firefighting foam.
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Netherlands identifies 57 high-risk PFAS sites needing urgent cleanup
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Dutch F-35 fighter jets flying through the sky
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Safety Board calls for clearer action on jet-civil aviation conflict risks
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Irrigation
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Climate change, pollution, high demand put drinking water availability under pressure
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A snowy Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner operated by KLM before departing Schiphol Airport for Dubai. 7 Jan. 2026
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Snowfall misjudged as Schiphol and KLM prepare reforms after January disruption
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A teen girl riding a fatbike in Amsterdam Centrum, 5 September 2024
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Gov't working on fatbike-specific rules: Age limit, mandatory helmet for all kids, teens
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An NS security worker wearing a bodycam
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First NS chief conductors equipped with bodycams from today
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Holidaymaker: A car with bikes on the roof pulls a caravan on a Dutch highway
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Traffic jams due to long weekend travelers, truckers' go-slow protest over fuel prices
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Grimburgwal quay wall collapsed in Amsterdam, 1 September 2020
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Municipalities face additional 16 billion euros in costs to replace aging quay walls
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Angled shot showing Amsterdam Airport Schiphol's logo and an air traffic control tower
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Council of State scraps gov't-imposed flight limit at Schiphol Airport
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Steel slag
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Dutch government forbids municipalities from restricting use of hazardous steel slag
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The sun rises over the Erasmus Bridge, De Rotterdam, and the Cruise Terminal along the Nieuwe Maas River and the Kop van Zuid in Rotterdam. 7 Mar 2025
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Almost no progress in removing harmful substances from Dutch surface water in 12 years
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A teen girl riding a fatbike in Amsterdam Centrum, 5 September 2024
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Most parents want mandatory helmets on e-bikes, but teens disagree
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A metro train on the Noord-Zuid line at Noord metro station in Amsterdam, 22 July 2018
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Budget for extending Amsterdam Noord-Zuid metro line to Schiphol up to €6 billion short
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Dutch F-35 fighter jets flying through the sky
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Dutch F-35s to attempt Schiphol-area flights next week; More night drills announced