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Greenpeace Sues Italian Energy Company ENI

Greenpeace and an environmental coalition including 12 Italian citizens are suing Italian energy company ENI, accusing it of knowingly contributing to climate change. The complaint names ENI as well as its two biggest shareholders, the Italian Economy Ministry and the …

Cruise Ship Crash Captain Hears Evidence in Packed Italian Court

The captain of the cruise ship that crashed into an Italian reef appeared in court this week to hear the evidence against him, while hundreds of passengers who survived the deadly shipwreck and the families of those who died in …

Cruise Ship Industry Leaves Crash Victims Little Hope for Recovery

When Walter Henry Alderfer learned last month about the Costa Concordia shipwreck off Italy, it brought back bad memories. In April 2007, he, his wife and his daughter were aboard the Sea Diamond cruise ship when it struck a reef …