Environment
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...
Violent storm causes two deaths in Rome area.
Two people were killed during a violent storm in the Rome area on the evening of Sunday 6 November.
One man who was hit by a fragment of cornice tha...
Biggest and brightest supermoon in almost 70 years.
On the night of 14 November, the moon will be the closest it has been to Earth since January 1948, appearing up to 14 per cent larger and 30 per...
Earthquake closes capital's schools and causes damage to Rome basilica.
A powerful earthquake which hit Italy's central Umbria region at 07.41 on 30 October was felt in Rome, leading to the closure...
Traffic-free Sundays to return to Rome
New series of anti-smog Sundays will begin in December.
Rome's city council has announced a new round of domeniche ecologiche during which traffic will be banned from the fascia verde (green belt)...
Sea water around Rome more polluted than last year.
The sea around Rome is "heavily polluted" according to an annual report by Italian environmental association Legambiente which described the situ...
Rome refuse worker filmed washing taxi
Controversy over AMA employee cleaning taxi in Rome's Piazza del Popolo.
Consumer agency Codacons has called for an investigation after a uniformed employee of Rome's rubbish collection agency AMA...
Rome "at risk of epidemic" over accumulated rubbish says Codacons.
Rome's refuse agency AMA participated in a nationwide 24-hour rubbish collection strike on Monday 30 May, resulting in heaps of tr...
Rome highlights the environment with Earth Day.
Rome is marking the international Earth Day initiative with four days of events at the Galoppatoio area in Villa Borghese on the theme of the environ...
FAO and Google unite to monitor environment
Google Earth satellite imagery helps FAO with natural resource management.
The Rome-based United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has joined forces with multinational technology gia...
Traffic-free Sunday on 10 April
Last anti-smog Sunday of the winter season coincides with annual Rome marathon.
Traffic will be blocked in Rome's ZTL (zona di traffico limitato) and green zone on Sunday 10 April between 07.30 a...
