Environment
Rome water authority under criminal investigation
Probe into Rome water authority as capital braced for water rationing.The president of Rome's water management company ACEA is under a criminal investigation following complaints from the public prose...
Toxic waste dump discovered south of Rome
Quarry in Aprilia used as illegal toxic waste dump.The discovery of an enormous toxic waste dump in Aprilia south of Rome has led to the arrest of 22 people, including several Rome-based entrepreneurs...
Rome's water crisis turns political
Water rationing in Rome could pose public health risk.
Italian health minister Beatrice Lorenzin has warned that the prospect of water rationing in drought-hit Rome could pose a public health risk, a...
Vatican turns off fountains amid Rome drought
100 Vatican fountains switched off as Rome faces water rationing.
The Vatican has turned off its 100 fountains in a show of solidarity with Rome as the capital grapples with worsening drought conditi...
Rome residents face water rationing
Water rationing could be introduced in Rome on 28 July.Rome’s water management company ACEA is considering turning off the water supply for eight hours a day in rotating districts of the capital, acco...
Rome homes evacuated over wildfires
Police arrest man on suspicion of causing Castel Fusano blaze.
A 22-year-old man faces charges of arson following a vast wildfire which broke out in the Castel Fusano area of Rome's Ostia coastal dis...
Lazio calls for state of emergency over wildfires
The president of the Lazio region Nicola Zingaretti has called on the Italian government to declare a state of emergency over the ongoing spate of wildfires in the region.
Zingaretti said that on 16...
Dozen people injured at Ostia beach on Rome coast.
Around a dozen people were treated for injuries after a freak tornado caught beach-goers offguard on Rome's south-western coastline at lunchtime on...
Arson blamed for surge in Rome bushfires
Number of fires around Rome quadruples since last summer.The spate of recent bushfires in the greater Rome area has been condemned by the president of the Lazio region Nicola Zingaretti who claimed th...
Flatworm outbreak in Rome's Albano Lake
Health authorities warn bathers about swimming in lake south of Rome.
An increasing number of swimmers are experiencing skin problems in recent days after swimming in Lago Albano, the volcanic crater...
Rome begins turning off drinking fountains
30 nasoni fountains being turned off each day in Rome.
Rome’s water management company ACEA has begun turning off the city's “nasoni” drinking fountains in a bid to conserve water as Italy grapples...
Rome considers turning off drinking fountains
Rome could close or reduce water from "nasoni" as city faces drought.
Rome's water management company ACEA is considering the closure or reduction of water from the city's "nasoni" drinking fountai...
Rome residents ordered to limit water use
Order restricts drinkable water being used in Rome gardens and swimming pools.
Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi has issued an order requiring the capital's inhabitants to limit the amount of potable water...
Electric-powered race cars come to Rome in April 2018.
Rome will host a Formula E series race for electric-powered cars in the capital's southern EUR suburb on 14 April 2018, according to an announ...
Major bushfire in Rome suburbs
Smoke from Casetta Mattei fire visible from centre of Rome.
Fire fighters are battling to put out a major bushfire that has engulfed several hectares of land in the south-west Rome suburb of Casett...
Fresh concerns over toxic fumes as fire reignites in Pomezia.
A fire has reignited at the Eco X waste storage facility in the Pomezia suburb south of Rome, 12 days after the site was devastated in...
Rome highlights the environment with annual Earth Day.
Rome marks the international Earth Day initiative on 22 April with five days of events on the theme of the environment and sustainability at t...
Central Italy hit by 5.3-magnitude earthquake on 18 January.
A strong earthquake hit central Italy at around 10.25 on 18 January.
The quake was felt in the Lazio, Abruzzo and Marche regions, as...
Recycling Christmas trees in Rome
Free eco-friendly disposal service in Rome on 15 January.
Rome’s refuse collection service AMA has requested that people recycle their Christmas trees, rather than dispose of them illegally in stre...
Return of bulky waste collection service in Rome
AMA Roma reinstates collection of large domestic items.
The capital's refuse agency AMA Roma has reinstated its collection of bulky household waste, which had been suspended since 18 June due to a...
