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Fabio and Nicola Riva

Fabio and Nicola Riva, the former owners of the Ilva steelworks in Taranto, Italy, are sentenced to 22 and 20 years in jail respectively for allowing their company to discharge harmful pollution. The carcinogenic dioxins and mineral particles discharged by the steelworks caused an increase in cancers in the city of Taranto. Several other people are also sentenced, including former President of Apulia Nichi Vendola, who was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison.

Sources:  Reuters

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  1. Fabio and Nicola Riva, the former owners of the Ilva steelworks in Taranto, are sentenced to 22 and 20 years in jail respectively for allowing it to spew out deadly pollution. Ilva's carcinogenic dioxins and mineral particles caused a surge in cancer in the city of Taranto. Several other people are also sentenced, including former President of Apulia Nichi Vendola to 3.5 years in prison.
  2. Fabio and Nicola Riva, the former owners of the Ilva steelworks in Taranto, Italy, are sentenced to 22 and 20 years in jail respectively for allowing their company to discharge harmful pollution. The carcinogenic dioxins and mineral particles discharged by the steelworks caused an increase in cancers in the city of Taranto. Several other people are also sentenced, including former President of Apulia Nichi Vendola, who was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison.

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