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Italy's 'ecomafias' are expanding - Legambiente report

Italy's 'ecomafias' are expanding - Legambiente report

Italy's 'ecomafias' expanded their activities last year, when crimes against the environment increased by 14.4% with respect to 2023 to take the total over the 40,000 mark, Legambiente said in a report on Thursday. The environmental association...

Italian summer: From Puglia’s blue caves to Rome’s golden rooftops

Italian summer: From Puglia’s blue caves to Rome’s golden rooftops

There’s something magical about throwing a few bags in the backseat, lining up your favorite playlist and setting off on the open road with your favorite person beside you. This summer, that magic had a name: Puglia. A region where wild cliffs...

BayWa r.e. secures US$3.5 billion in funds to build its renewables portfolio

BayWa r.e. secures US$3.5 billion in funds to build its renewables portfolio

According to the Munich, Germany-based company, this financial package will strengthen its position as an independent power producer (IPP). The funds will be used to plan, develop and construct wind, solar and battery energy storage system (BESS)...

Ukraine and Italy to implement joint projects supporting farmers and irrigation in southern regions

Ukraine and Italy to implement joint projects supporting farmers and irrigation in southern regions

As part of the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 in Rome, Ukraine and Italy have agreed to initiate projects to support farmers in the Odessa region, Ukraine’s Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, Vitalii Koval, announced on Facebook. "At the...

East Side Italian Restaurant Announces Closure

East Side Italian Restaurant Announces Closure

Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee Site of L’incontro, 2315 N. Murray Ave. Photo taken April 18, 2024 L’incontro held its final service Monday after just over a year in business on Milwaukee’s East Side. The Italian...

Climate change brings changes to VT farming

Climate change brings changes to VT farming

Vermont’s farmers are growing crops that better suit the state’s warmer and wetter climate and branching into products that provide income even when traditional crops fail. Since 1900, annual temperatures in Vermont have increased by about 2...

Climate Change: No. 1 Problem Of No Nation?

Despite the constant fearmongering about new records for global high temperatures being set every few years now, the topic of climate change has still not reached the top of the agenda for many people, as data from Statista Consumer Insights...

Global envoys call for urgent climate action at international conclave in Bhubaneswar

Global envoys call for urgent climate action at international conclave in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Ambassadors and diplomats from eight countries Thursday voiced concern over the growing impact of climate change and global warming, calling for urgent and focused global action to protect the planet. Spain’s ambassador Juan Antonio...

First ‘green mass’ celebrated, the Pope wants to build solar power plant for Vatican

First ‘green mass’ celebrated, the Pope wants to build solar power plant for Vatican

Pope Leo XIV celebrated the first ‘green mass’ at the Vatican on Wednesday, using new prayers dedicated to caring for God’s creation. The mass was held in the gardens of the new eco-education centre at the Vatican’s summer estate in Castel...

Re-Wind: The Lions’ record against Combined Countries ahead of Australia-New Zealand XV clash

Re-Wind: The Lions’ record against Combined Countries ahead of Australia-New Zealand XV clash

The British & Irish Lions face an Australia-New Zealand Invitational XV this weekend, which will combine talents from both sides of the Tasman and will feature plenty of capped internationals. Given that the Lions themselves are a team comprised...

Extreme heat and drought are Switzerland’s top climate change risks

Extreme heat and drought are Switzerland’s top climate change risks

This content was published on July 10, 2025 - 09:00 1 minute Simon Bradley I am a climate and science/technology reporter. I am interested in the effects of climate change on everyday life and scientific solutions. Born in London, I am a dual...

Chicago native to serve first Italian beef at Yankee Stadium this weekend

Chicago native to serve first Italian beef at Yankee Stadium this weekend

When Hank Tibensky left the Chicago area and moved to New York City, he couldn't find an Italian beef sandwich or giardiniera for that matter. He solved the problem by opening his own shop in 2013. This weekend, Hank's Juicy Beef, located at 84...

Bin schedule in Chelmsford changed due to hot weather

Bin schedule in Chelmsford changed due to hot weather

An Essex council will be collecting bins earlier tomorrow due to the hot weather. Chelmsford City Council has warned residents that bin collections will take place earlier than normal tomorrow (July 11). It is not the first council to do so,...

Italy’s latest renewables auction attracts 17.5 GW of solar project proposals

Italy’s latest renewables auction attracts 17.5 GW of solar project proposals

Italy’s first solar auction under the transitional FER X incentive scheme drew 17.5 GW in project proposals and an additional 2.87 GW in wind bids, according to state-run energy agency Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE). July 9, 2025...

Al Jazeera Wrongly Hypes a Climate Connection to Recent European Heatwaves

Al Jazeera Wrongly Hypes a Climate Connection to Recent European Heatwaves

A recent article at Al Jazeera, titled “Wildfire risks as climate change fuels extreme heatwave in Southern Europe,” claims that recent heatwaves in parts of southern Europe are due to climate change, which the publication says is making them more...

Vexuvo sells 1.5 GW of Italian batteries to ContourGlobal

Vexuvo sells 1.5 GW of Italian batteries to ContourGlobal

Italian independent power producer (IPP) Vexuvo has announced the sale of a portfolio of Italian standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) projects with a total capacity of 1.5 GW, to London-based peer ContourGlobal. The buyer already has...

Plenitude, Nuova Simplast Start Construction On Shared Solar Plant In Italy

Plenitude, Nuova Simplast Start Construction On Shared Solar Plant In Italy

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 10. Plenitude and Nuova Simplast have launched construction of a new Energy Community in Montà d'Alba, Italy, marking a significant step in sustainable energy development, Trend reports. The...

Italy Legend Tips PSG to Beat Real Madrid in FIFA Club World Cup Semi-Final

Italy Legend Tips PSG to Beat Real Madrid in FIFA Club World Cup Semi-Final

Italy legend Marco Materazzi is totally stirring the football pot right now! He’s put his weight behind PSG over Real Madrid for the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup semi-final, and fans are losing their collective minds. Real Madrid and PSG both have...

A new pest threatens Italy’s risotto dish: the flamingo

A new pest threatens Italy’s risotto dish: the flamingo

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Flamingos are stirring up trouble and ravaging rice for risotto in Italy's northeast

Flamingos are stirring up trouble and ravaging rice for risotto in Italy's northeast

JOLANDA DI SAVOIA, Italy (AP) — An unusual pest is ravaging crops and irking farmers in northeastern Italy: the flamingo. Flocks of these relatively recent immigrants have set their hungry sights on the flooded fields that produce rice for risotto...

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