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Beware of Toxic Italian Food from the Triangle of Death

How toxic is that pizza?

Alarmingly, an area of Italy close to Naples has been christened the Triangle of Death by locals. It is an area where the camorra mafia has been running a very lucrative, highly illegal and dangerous, toxic waste dumping business. Basically, the camorra mafia has been dumping – and probably still is – all sorts of […]

Milan’s Congestion Charge Suspended

Good news if you are planning drive into Milan, Italy this August. Milan’s congestion charging system has been suspended which means the centre of the city can be accessed by car with fear of being fined. It is not yet known when exactly the congestion charging system or some replacement will be reinstated. ***Update – […]

Milan’s Ecopass Saga Continues

Pollution levels in Milan continue to remain high, and PM10 levels are worrying, despite an attempt by the Milan city authorities to bring traffic pollution levels down through the introduction of the Ecopass congestion charging system.

Excessive PM10 Levels in Milan

Despite the Ecopass pollution charge system which has been in force for more or less a year, PM10 levels in Milan Italy, and in areas around the city have exceeded acceptable limits by as much as 4 times.

Milan’s Ecopass Not Working

The Milan section of the La Corriere della Sera newspaper is carrying a couple of perturbing articles today, one of which states that the Ecopass anti-pollution traffic charging system does not appear to be having any real effect.