Environment
A new rubbish recycling system for commercial premises is being rolled out in the historic centre of Rome. As of 22 February shops, offices and restaurants are no longer allowed to leave their refuse on the street for co...
The authorities are on alert as the river Tiber approaches flood level following persistent heavy rains. Soldiers are ready to intervene in the event of flooding and hospitals located along the river have put in place sp...
Rome mayor Gianni Alemanno has inaugurated the first section of the so-called Parco Lineare delle Mura Aureliane in the southeastern part of the city. The project so far consists of 500 m of grass, trees and parallel ped...
Swedish furniture company IKEA is selling real Christmas trees which can be returned after the festive season in exchange for a store voucher for the same amount. If the tree is returned in good condition it will be repl...
AMA, the municipal company responsible for cleaning and the environment, has announced the launch of its door-to-door rubbish collection service in the Aventino, S. Saba and Testaccio districts and some areas in the hist...
The World Summit on Food Security organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations ended on 18 November with little more than a generic agreement to eradicate hunger
Traditional incandescent light bulbs are to be phased out over the next three years under an EU directive to reduce energy consumption and reduce harmful carbon dioxide emissions.
The first light bulb to disappear will...
Regional environmental protection agency Arpa Lazio has published an interactive map indicating which of the region
Rome leads Italian cities in confirmed cases of the A(H1N1) virus known as the swine flu, according to a 27 July bulletin by the Italian health ministry. Of the 618 cases confirmed in Italy since the beginning of May, 16...
An informal survey by Italian environmental group Legambiente has found that as many as two in five cars in Rome do not have valid emissions stickers known as
Waste management utility AMA has announced that it will be reorganising and revamping its services in order to tackle the city's grime and decay.
AMA says it will be hiring 544 new employees by the end of the year and p...
To celebrate World Environment Day on 5 June, the president of the regional council, Piero Marazzo, and the Rome city hall environmental councillor, Fabio De Lillo, announced the reopening of the Tiber river bank and cyc...
Christopher Smith, vice-principal of the University of St Andrews, has been appointed as the new director of the British School at Rome (BSR). A professor of ancient history with a special interest in the social and econ...
Environmentalists are up in arms over the number of trees in the capital that have been felled recently, and their alarm has not fallen on deaf ears at the regional council office for the environment (Ambiente e Cooperaz...
Last March, Colleferro come under the spotlight when our twin waste incinerators
Residents in S. Lorenzo breathe a sigh of relief as a new electronic system will be put into place from 6 May, keeping the flow of traffic in the area in check. It will relieve the police officers who are currently stati...
Rome marks the 39th Earth Day on 22 April with a free concert in Piazza del Popolo starting at 20.00. Many Italian and international stars will be doing their bit to raise awareness of environmental issues, especially th...
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