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Sticky mucilage made of microalgae covers the surface and fishing is impossible as waters reach 30C

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Sixty years after fatal floods and subsidence halted gas extraction in the Po delta region, politicians are once again eyeing methane reserves. But at what cost to one of the Mediterranean’s largest wetlands and the people who live there?

Organization affiliated with Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein spends more than half a million dollars on candidate who believes life begins at fertilization. Plus, Michigan anti-war campaign hails huge vote tally

After drought devastated prized arborio and carnaroli harvests in the Po valley, new rice varieties offer a glimmer of hope. But none are yet suitable for use in the traditional recipe

Perilously situated between rising sea levels and pressures from upstream lie coastal river deltas and their roughly half a billion inhabitants. These regions have played an important role in societal development since the last ice age, offering flat, fertile lands with abundant freshwater which are ideal for agriculture.

How the opening weekend in Piedmont can blow the corsa rosa apart from the outset

Maria Neira highlights health impacts of dangerous pollution levels after Guardian investigation revealed scale of crisis

Guardian investigation finds 98% of Europeans breathing highly damaging polluted air linked to 400,000 deaths a year