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 Milan is banning all cars this Sunday in attempt to lower smog levels Milan will ban cars from driving within the city on Sunday, a measure aimed at tackling high pollution levels, and is considering new measures such as banning smoking at bus stops. https://www.thelocal.it/20200130/milan-is-banning-all-cars-this-sunday-in-attempt-to-lower-smog-levels Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:09:58 +0100 milan-is-banning-all-cars-this-sunday-in-attempt-to-lower-smog-levels '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 Car ban in place as northern Italian cities fight smog Traffic restrictions are in place in parts of northern Italy in a bid to combat high levels of air pollution. https://www.thelocal.it/20171227/car-ban-in-place-as-northern-italian-cities-fight-smog Wed, 27 Dec 2017 11:38:38 +0100 car-ban-in-place-as-northern-italian-cities-fight-smog Italian schools closed over fears of toxic wind from steel plant Schools in part of the southern Italian city of Taranto were closed Wednesday on health grounds in an unprecedented step sparked by concerns over wind-born toxic emissions from the giant Ilva steelworks. https://www.thelocal.it/20171025/italian-schools-closed-toxic-wind-ilva-steel-plant Wed, 25 Oct 2017 18:18:40 +0200 italian-schools-closed-toxic-wind-ilva-steel-plant These 25 cities have the worst air quality in Italy Dozens of Italian cities are in the air pollution danger zone. https://www.thelocal.it/20171017/italy-cities-worst-air-quality Tue, 17 Oct 2017 16:46:37 +0200 italy-cities-worst-air-quality Italy faces EU fine over smog and waste management The European Commission on Monday said that Italy urgently needed to improve its waste management, water infrastructure and air pollution. https://www.thelocal.it/20170207/italy-faces-eu-fine-over-smog-and-waste-water-management Tue, 07 Feb 2017 16:44:08 +0100 italy-faces-eu-fine-over-smog-and-waste-water-management Smog levels way above safe limits in northern Italy "Italian cities need to breathe again," the country's environmental organization, Legambiente, warned on Monday, as it reported that the first month of 2017 has seen nine Italian towns pass safe limits for air pollution on at least half of the days. https://www.thelocal.it/20170131/our-lungs-are-breaking-smog-levels-way-above-safe-limits-in-northern-italy Tue, 31 Jan 2017 11:27:14 +0100 our-lungs-are-breaking-smog-levels-way-above-safe-limits-in-northern-italy Turin smog puts half of children at health risk: study Half of children living in the northern city of Turin are at increased risk of illness due to pollution, new research shows. https://www.thelocal.it/20161222/turin-smog-means-half-of-children-suffer-dna-mutations-health-risk Thu, 22 Dec 2016 12:57:58 +0100 turin-smog-means-half-of-children-suffer-dna-mutations-health-risk Traffic blocks in place as smog engulfs Italy Italy's major cities have introduced restrictions on cars and other motor vehicles to combat dangerously high levels of air pollution. https://www.thelocal.it/20161212/traffic-blocks-in-place-as-smog-engulfs-italy Mon, 12 Dec 2016 13:36:28 +0100 traffic-blocks-in-place-as-smog-engulfs-italy Rome blocks cars and scooters as Italy's major cities fight smog Partial traffic bans have been introduced in Turin and Rome due to high air pollution levels as unseasonably mild weather has led to smog in Italy's major cities. https://www.thelocal.it/20161209/rome-blocks-cars-and-scooters-as-italys-major-cities-fight-smog Fri, 09 Dec 2016 16:43:24 +0100 rome-blocks-cars-and-scooters-as-italys-major-cities-fight-smog Fury as scooters banned in the Italian birthplace of Vespa Scooter owners are up in arms in Genoa, birthplace of the iconic Vespa, after the Italian city's mayor banned models produced before 1999 in a bid to tackle pollution. https://www.thelocal.it/20160115/scooter-owners-revolt-over-ban-in-vespa-birthplace Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:21:49 +0100 scooter-owners-revolt-over-ban-in-vespa-birthplace Italian cities to get €12 million to fight smog A €12 million fund will be available immediately for city councils to spend on public transport and car-sharing in an effort to combat severely high smog levels, Environment Minister Gian Luca Galletti said. https://www.thelocal.it/20151230/italian-cities-to-get-12-million-to-fight-smog Wed, 30 Dec 2015 17:35:41 +0100 italian-cities-to-get-12-million-to-fight-smog Car clampdown as smog smothers Italy Cars were partially banished from the streets of Milan and Rome on Monday as Italy battled a buildup of health-threatening pollution caused by freakishly dry and warm winter weather. https://www.thelocal.it/20151228/car-clampdown-as-smog-smothers-italy Mon, 28 Dec 2015 15:28:36 +0100 car-clampdown-as-smog-smothers-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