An average of over three
environmental infractions were committed in Italy every hour
last year, reported the Italian environmental association
Legambiente on Wednesday.
In discussing its 2014 report, the group noted that 29,274
infractions were committed in 2013, that revenue from the crimes
topped 15 billion euros and that 321 organized crimes groups had
been involved.
The financial takings from environmental crimes was down
from some 16 billion euros the previous year, though profits
from illegal special waste management remained at 3.1 billion
euros and illegal building was still at 1.7 billion.
A whopping 47% of the environmental crimes recorded last
year were in the four regions known for high level of organized
crimes: Campania, Puglia, Calabria and Sicily.
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