Italy's news in English

Editions: Europe · Austria · Denmark · France · Germany · Italy · Norway · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland

Editions

Europe

News categories

Membership

About The Local

Jobs in Italy

Email newsletters

Other pages

'We're facing a disaster': Deal to sell southern Italy's toxic steelworks falls through

'We're facing a disaster': Deal to sell southern Italy's toxic steelworks falls through

Steel giant ArcelorMittal has backed out of a deal to buy the troubled Ilva plant in Taranto that would have saved thousands of jobs and earmarked billions of euros for environmental clean up.

Gondoliers take up scuba diving to clear rubbish from Venice canals

Gondoliers take up scuba diving to clear rubbish from Venice canals

These are the most (and least) eco-friendly towns in Italy

These are the most (and least) eco-friendly towns in Italy

'I was shocked': How one expat is fighting plastic pollution in Sicily

'I was shocked': How one expat is fighting plastic pollution in Sicily

The towering task of cleaning up Taranto's toxic steel plant

The towering task of cleaning up Taranto's toxic steel plant

Venice leads European cities in call for new cruise ship rules

Venice leads European cities in call for new cruise ship rules

Ban smoking on Italian beaches: consumer watchdog

Ban smoking on Italian beaches: consumer watchdog

What is Italy doing about the shocking level of plastic pollution on its coastline?

What is Italy doing about the shocking level of plastic pollution on its coastline?

How Italian fishermen are helping study plastic pollution in the Med

How Italian fishermen are helping study plastic pollution in the Med

Five Star Movement has abandoned its promises to protect Italy's environment: activists

Five Star Movement has abandoned its promises to protect Italy's environment: activists

'We breathe in poison': Why the Po Valley is one of the most polluted places in Italy

'We breathe in poison': Why the Po Valley is one of the most polluted places in Italy

These are the 55 most polluted towns in Italy

These are the 55 most polluted towns in Italy

2018

Italian government proposes controversial eco-tax on polluting cars

Italian government proposes controversial eco-tax on polluting cars

48 percent of seawater samples taken from Italy's coastline are polluted

48 percent of seawater samples taken from Italy's coastline are polluted

Roman rooftops abuzz as beekeepers study air pollution using honey

Roman rooftops abuzz as beekeepers study air pollution using honey

Up to two thousand tonnes of microplastics estimated to be on Italy's beaches

Up to two thousand tonnes of microplastics estimated to be on Italy's beaches

War on plastic leaves manufacturers clutching at straws

War on plastic leaves manufacturers clutching at straws

Idyllic Italian islands ban plastic cups, plates and utensils

Idyllic Italian islands ban plastic cups, plates and utensils

Hundreds of thousands of plastic discs are washing up on Italian beaches

Hundreds of thousands of plastic discs are washing up on Italian beaches

Rome to ban diesel cars from 2024

Rome to ban diesel cars from 2024

2017

Car ban in place as northern Italian cities fight smog

Car ban in place as northern Italian cities fight smog

Activists demand action as water runs red near Italian steelworks

Activists demand action as water runs red near Italian steelworks

Italian schools closed over fears of toxic wind from steel plant

Italian schools closed over fears of toxic wind from steel plant

These 25 cities have the worst air quality in Italy

These 25 cities have the worst air quality in Italy

Italy faces EU fine over smog and waste management

Italy faces EU fine over smog and waste management

Smog levels way above safe limits in northern Italy

Smog levels way above safe limits in northern Italy

2016

Turin smog puts half of children at health risk: study

Turin smog puts half of children at health risk: study

Venice just got its first electric waterbus

Venice just got its first electric waterbus

Traffic blocks in place as smog engulfs Italy

Traffic blocks in place as smog engulfs Italy

Rome blocks cars and scooters as Italy's major cities fight smog

Rome blocks cars and scooters as Italy's major cities fight smog

Italy steel plant blamed for spike in child cancer cases

Italy steel plant blamed for spike in child cancer cases

Why farmers in Puglia have turned to cannabis

Why farmers in Puglia have turned to cannabis

Italy faces EU probe for trying to save steel jobs

Italy faces EU probe for trying to save steel jobs

2015

Italian cities to get €12 million to fight smog

Italian cities to get €12 million to fight smog

Bah humbug! Italy bans New Year's Eve fireworks

Bah humbug! Italy bans New Year's Eve fireworks

Italy town fights smog by 'banning' pizza making

Italy town fights smog by 'banning' pizza making

Smog: Italian cities offer free bus and metro rides

Smog: Italian cities offer free bus and metro rides

Italy highest in EU for air pollution-linked deaths

Italy highest in EU for air pollution-linked deaths

Trial over Italy's toxic steel plant on hold

Trial over Italy's toxic steel plant on hold

Illegal toxic waste dump found outside Turin

Illegal toxic waste dump found outside Turin

Sooty Rome failing on air pollution

Sooty Rome failing on air pollution

2014

Troubled steel plant may be nationalized

Troubled steel plant may be nationalized

Rome water pollution sparks public ban

Rome water pollution sparks public ban

2013

Turin residents most at risk of deadly pollution

Turin residents most at risk of deadly pollution

Toxic mafia dumps sow panic near Naples

Toxic mafia dumps sow panic near Naples

Italian cities are Europe's worst ozone offenders

Italian cities are Europe's worst ozone offenders

Lake Garda's poisoned fish threaten restaurants

Lake Garda's poisoned fish threaten restaurants

'Toxic' factory shut over legal row

'Toxic' factory shut over legal row

Rome diverts traffic to protect Colosseum

Rome diverts traffic to protect Colosseum

Steel assets seized over plant pollution scandal

Steel assets seized over plant pollution scandal

Motorboats go silent on Venice's Grand Canal

Motorboats go silent on Venice's Grand Canal