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  To save children's lives, these parents aim to close a major steel plant in Italy

  

  latimes.com

  Europe's largest steel plant in Taranto, Italy, has flouted environmental standards for years, according to authorities. Now the Ilva plant says it will clean up its act.

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  Fresh air can combat COVID-19. For Italy's most polluted town, in the shadow of a steel mill, opening the windows is not an option.

  

  businessinsider.com

  Summary List PlacementThe coronavirus pandemic has brought painful changes all over the world — and in...

  Summary List PlacementThe coronavirus pandemic has brought painful changes all over the world — and in one Italian city, it has brought a dire situation into even sharper focus. Taranto, on the Ionian coast of Italy's picturesque Puglia region, is home to Europe's largest steel factory, which spews pollutants and has been associated with heightened rates of sickness in the area. The pandemic has...

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  Troubles at an Aging Steel Mill Mirror Italy’s Own

  

  nytimes.com

  The largest factory in the country’s economically depressed south teeters on closing, a victim of declining...

  The largest factory in the country’s economically depressed south teeters on closing, a victim of declining industry, haphazard regulation and volatile politics.

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