The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy's northern cities rated among the worst in Europe for air pollution The north of Italy is among the worst areas in Europe for polluted air, according to new data from the European Environment Agency. https://www.thelocal.it/20210618/italys-northern-cities-among-the-worst-in-europe-for-air-pollution Fri, 18 Jun 2021 17:37:12 +0200 italys-northern-cities-among-the-worst-in-europe-for-air-pollution 'Smog emergency' forces traffic bans across Italian cities Italy's biggest cities have been forced to ban hundreds of thousands of vehicles from the roads after days of persistent smog. https://www.thelocal.it/20200114/air-pollution-forces-traffic-bans-across-italian-cities Tue, 14 Jan 2020 10:47:37 +0100 air-pollution-forces-traffic-bans-across-italian-cities 'We breathe in poison': Why the Po Valley is one of the most polluted places in Italy It is only the end of February, but air pollution in Milan has already exceeded the legal limit for 2019, and the Po Valley swims in a soupy smog. https://www.thelocal.it/20190228/po-valley-air-pollution-italy Thu, 28 Feb 2019 09:58:07 +0100 po-valley-air-pollution-italy Milan smog: traffic limited for three days A three-day limit on daytime travel in Milan gets underway on Monday as the northern Italian city tries to bring air pollution down from dangerous levels. https://www.thelocal.it/20151228/milan-limits-daytime-traffic-to-battle-smog Mon, 28 Dec 2015 08:31:17 +0100 milan-limits-daytime-traffic-to-battle-smog