Environment
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 that fell from a church...
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 cent brighter than a...
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 of the city's schoo...
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) as part of measures...
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 situation in the capital...
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 Roma was filmed clea...
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 trash piling up on man...
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 environment and sustainabil...
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 giant Google in using s...
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 and 12.30 and again b...
Italy’s first Ivory Crush takes place at Circus Maximus in Rome.
Italy joins the international fight against the poaching and illegal trafficking of elephant ivory and rhino horn, with the nation's first public ivory...
New deal sees agencies join forces to clean up Rome.
Rome's refuse management agency AMA Roma is to work hand-in-hand with Retake Roma, a volunteer movement which tackles urban decay in the capital, following a deal s...
Rome bans cars on 28-29 December in fight against pollution.
Rome is to follow Milan's decision to ban traffic in the city in an attempt to cut the high levels of pollution. The block on traffic applies on 28-29 Decem...
Return of anti-smog Sundays in Rome.
Traffic in Rome has been banned from circulating within the fascia verde (green belt) on Sunday 15 November from 07.30 to 12.30, and from 16.30 until 20.30.
The move is part o...
AMA penalised for making Romans believe they were donating to charity.
The Italian anti-trust authority has handed down a €100,000 fine to Rome's rubbish collection agency AMA Roma for "improper commercial practices"...
Head of AMA rubbish removal agency blames inhabitants for dirty city.
"If Rome is dirty it is the fault of the Romans," says Daniele Fortini, the chief of the capital's rubbish agency AMA Roma.
Speaking on Radio 24...
Volunteers take matters into their own hands to combat Rome's vandalism and neglect.
Stazione Trastevere at 09.00. Five dozen people who have pulled themselves out of bed on a Saturday morning are milling around the c...
Rare combination of red moon and lunar eclipse.
In the early hours of Monday 28 September there will be a red “supermoon” in combination with a lunar eclipse.
The so-called supermoon occurs when a full or new moon...
Tourist attraction in EUR will be home to 5,000 marine creatures.
Construction work has resumed on Rome's Aquarium, after years of delays and false starts, with the tourist attraction set to open in the spring.
Mer...
Casa dell'Acqua kiosks offer free still and sparkling water and phone charging facilities.
Rome has unveiled a kiosk that dispenses free water, both still and sparkling, on Via dei Fori Imperiali outside the Colosseum...
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