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Italy Moves to Ban ‘Meaty’ Language on Plant-Based Products

Italy Moves to Ban ‘Meaty’ Language on Plant-Based Products

Italy has joined the list of countries moving to restrict labels on plant-based “meat” products. The lawmakers proposing such labeling rules — which include banning terms like “burger” or “sausage” — argue that using traditional meat-related terms for plant-based foods could mislead consumers. The proposed legislation says that use of terms like “tofu steak” or […]

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    How to Save the Sea: Lessons From an Italian Fishing Community

    How to Save the Sea: Lessons From an Italian Fishing Community

    By Agostino Petroni When Cosimo Di Biasi, 66, decides it’s the right day to fish, he begins at 5 p.m. He drives 4 miles to the port of Torre Santa Sabina, boards Nonno Ugo, his 21-foot fiberglass boat, and navigates south for a half-hour to reach a marine reserve in Puglia, in southern Italy. Agostino […]

    Pink Snow in the Italian Alps Means Trouble, Scientists Say

    Pink Snow in the Italian Alps Means Trouble, Scientists Say

    In a troubling sign for the future of the Italian Alps, the snow and ice in a glacier is turning pink due to the growth of snow-melting algae, according to scientists studying the pink ice phenomenon, as CNN reported. The algae will make the snow melt faster. The salmon-hue that has tinged the snow is […]

    Milan Plans to Limit Cars After Coronavirus Restrictions Are Lifted

    Milan Plans to Limit Cars After Coronavirus Restrictions Are Lifted

    By Jessica Corbett Climate activists from across the globe on Tuesday welcomed an ambitious new plan for Milan that will, according to the Guardian, transform 22 miles of street space currently reserved for cars “with a rapid, experimental citywide expansion of cycling and walking space to protect residents as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.” Greece-based author […]

    Italy Goes Into Lockdown to Fight Coronavirus

    Italy Goes Into Lockdown to Fight Coronavirus

    The entire country of Italy has gone into lockdown to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19. The measures, announced by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte Monday night, will ban public gatherings for Italy’s more than 60 million people and prevent them from traveling between towns and cities except for emergencies. “There […]

    Venice: Third Exceptional Flood Makes Week Worst on Record

    Venice: Third Exceptional Flood Makes Week Worst on Record

    Record flood water levels in Venice hit again on Sunday making this the worst week of flooding in the city in over 50 years. Venice’s tide office recorded the peak tide of 1.5 meters above sea level just after 1 p.m. local time UTC. The new peak left 70 percent of the UNESCO World Heritage […]

    Two Dead as Venice Faces Worst Floods in 50 Years

    Two Dead as Venice Faces Worst Floods in 50 Years

    Two people have died as Venice has been inundated by the worst flooding it has seen in more than 50 years, The Guardian reported Wednesday. One elderly man was found electrocuted on the island of Pellestrina when he was struck by lightning while operating an electric water pump. The body of a second man was […]