Air Pollution in Tehran
December 05, 2018 18:01
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December 05,2018Nine out of 18 air quality monitoring stations in Tehran issued emergency alerts on Wednesday with Tehran Air Quality Control Company (TAQCC) announcing that conditions are expected to worsen in... -
December 01,2018Iran's Department of Environment says some car owners by bribing vehicle inspectors, falsifying technical inspection papers and other fraudulent practices are trying to circumvent new measures... -
October 27,2018Tehran residents enjoyed bright blue skies during the month of Mehr that ended on Oct. 22 as air quality in the metropolis was not as toxic as it was in the past few years during the same month.... -
August 25,2018This year's summer is reaching its end while the capital has seen no "good" air quality during the first two months of the hot season. This is clearly illustrated if the air quality in the 62-day... -
August 04,2018A scheme to control dust storms in Tehran Province has received the green light from the Workgroup to Reduce Tehran's Air Pollution with three projects given top priority. The government passed a... -
July 23,2018Eliminating an unpleasant stench plaguing the road to Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport is high on the agenda of the Department of Environment's provincial office in Tehran. The office... -
July 18,2018A weather expert associated the recent rise in air pollution in the capital Tehran to the higher ozone levels due to summer heat, dismissing social media reports that it poses a collective, grave... -
June 18,2018A project was launched in the capital Tehran to modernize aging trucks and buses, in line with a government drive to tackle air pollution which has hit alarming rates over the past few years. -
April 02,2018During the 13 days of the new Iranian year, which started on March 21 and coincides with the Norouz holidays, Tehran experienced five days of unhealthy air quality, an exceptional record in 10... -
February 12,2018A memorandum of understanding was signed on Monday between Tehran Air Quality Control... -
February 05,2018Tehran’s Air Quality index rose to reach 173 on Monday evening that was unhealthy for all groups -
January 20,2018Officials continue to adopt the same stopgap solutions such as school closure or traffic... -
January 14,2018Air pollution costs Iranians millions of dollars each year in deaths and diseases. -
December 23,2017Tehran experienced the poorest autumnal air quality in four years, despite measures to... -
December 18,2017Heavy pollution in Tehran is expected to persist up to Dec. 22. -
November 04,2017Following heavy pollution in Tehran at the close of last week (Nov. 3), authorities formed... -
September 27,2017Japan International Cooperation Agency is to provide technical and financial assistance to... -
September 23,2017Tehran's office of the Department of Environment is to kick off a scheme on stricter monitoring... -
April 05,2017The Majlis on Tuesday approved a revised article of the Clean Air Bill that critics, including... -
December 31,2016Tehran air quality has not seen any improvement despite the launch of the Low... -
November 16,2016The government is set to succeed in its efforts to defeat the "monster" of air pollution... -
November 16,2016A Tehran councilor has criticized the city's municipality and its chief, Mohammad... -
November 15,2016As Tehran’s air pollution is getting worse every year, authorities are scrambling to find solutions. -
November 15,2016Successive days of heavy, dangerous smog in the Iranian... -
November 14,2016The sprawling Iranian capital Tehran has been shrouded in the all-too familiar smog for the past three days, with one major difference compared to past years: It has happened earlier.
