AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -A notorious steel plant in the southern Italian city of Taranto should be shut down if it poses serious and significant threats to the environment and human health, the European Court of Justice said on Tuesday.
The plant, which once had the largest output in Europe, remains a major employer in an economically depressed part of southern Italy. It is heavily indebted and has faced legal challenges over its environmental and health impacts for years.
Now known as Acciaierie d’Italia (ADI) but often referred to by its old name “Ilva”, the site was placed under government…
