Rome's mayor blasts 'absurd' climate protest at Trevi Fountain
Posted on AllSides May 22nd, 2023
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A climate change protest in which a group of activists poured diluted charcoal to turn the water of Rome’s Trevi Fountain black has drawn a sharp rebuke from the Italian city’s mayor, who is calling for an end to such actions. Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri is speaking out after video showed uniformed police wading into the waters of the popular tourist attraction to remove activists belonging to a group called "Ultima Generazione" – the Last Generation – according to Reuters. "Enough of these absurd attacks on our artistic heritage. Today...