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Chemical plant execs jailed over knowingly polluting drinking water from the now closed Miteni factory. © Marco BERTORELLO / AFP

Court jails chemical plant execs over PFAS water pollution

June 27, 2025June 27, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

An Italian court has sentenced eleven chemical plant execs to prison for contaminating drinking water with toxic PFAS substances.

Miteni factory, responsible for the biggest environmental disaster in Europe

One of Europe’s biggest environmental disaster lawsuits

February 14, 2025February 14, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Managers of a chemical plant accused of knowingly contaminating water are on trial in Italy. The case is one of Europe’s biggest environmental disaster lawsuits.

Third of Italy’s water is over pollution levels

August 15, 2024August 15, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Around a third of Italy’s seas and lakes are above the legal limit for pollution, environmental group Legambiente said in a report published Tuesday. Water pollution is affected by weather conditions, as well as human actions.