Air Pollution in Tehran

A 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. 

Eliminating 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.

A 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,…

A 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.

During 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…

A memorandum of understanding was signed on Monday between Tehran Air Quality Control Company, a subsidiary of Tehran Municipality, and Japan International Cooperation Agency on supplying the…

Tehran’s Air Quality index rose to reach 173 on Monday evening that was unhealthy for all groups.

The AQI on Sunday stood at 144, which is translated as unhealthy for sensitive groups…

Officials continue to adopt the same stopgap solutions such as school closure or traffic restrictions to alleviate the capital's air quality without any success.

However, an urban design…

Air pollution costs Iranians millions of dollars each year in deaths and diseases.

Tehran experienced the poorest autumnal air quality in four years, despite measures to reduce the capital’s recurring smog in the cold season.

This has been largely blamed on ineffective…

Heavy pollution in Tehran is expected to persist up to Dec. 22.

"Low-speed wind, which has been forecast for the next few days, is not strong enough to clear the capital's sky and air…

Following heavy pollution in Tehran at the close of last week (Nov. 3), authorities formed an emergency committee on Friday evening.

Despite expectations, the committee did not vote on…

Japan International Cooperation Agency is to provide technical and financial assistance to Iranian officials to curtail air pollution in its sprawling capital Tehran over a four-year period.

Tehran's office of the Department of Environment is to kick off a scheme on stricter monitoring of sources of pollution in the capital in the second half of the year to moderate the impacts of…

The Majlis on Tuesday approved a revised article of the Clean Air Bill that critics, including the Department of Environment, say is pointless.

The original text called for more frequent…

Tehran air quality has not seen any improvement despite the launch of the Low Emission Zone scheme.

Vahid Hosseini, director of Tehran's Air Quality Control Company, maintains that such…

The government is set to succeed in its efforts to defeat the "monster" of air pollution, although its major steps to overcome the formidable challenge may take time to produce tangible results.…

A Tehran councilor has criticized the city's municipality and its chief, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, for failing to do their part to help address the city's air pollution crisis.

As Tehran’s air pollution is getting worse every year, authorities are scrambling to find solutions.

The phenomenon is exacerbated in winter, as cold weather prevents air circulation within…

Successive days of heavy, dangerous smog in the Iranian capital Tehran has led to the cancellation of most city tours, compelling provincial tourism officials to issue an apology.

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The 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.

Iran's struggle with air pollution costs its people $30 billion a year—nearly double the $16 billion reported by the World Health Organization in 2014, according to the country's top environment…

Lawmakers will finally deliberate and vote on the Clean Air Bill on Oct. 18, after letting it gather dust for nearly two years. Ali Motahhari, vice speaker of the parliament, said the bill was…

The Department of Environment has proposed to the Ministry of Education to close Tehran’s schools for two weeks in winter to curb air pollution.

Temperature inversion is a weather…

Tehran’s air pollution is impacting historical sites such as the iconic Marble Palace (Kakh-e Marmar in Persian), where cracks have appeared on different parts of its stone walls, said an academic…