Environmental Problems in Iran
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January 29,2023In lines with policies to fight against air pollution, the Oil Ministry has allocated close to $20 billion not only to boost the quality of its refined products but also to collect associated... -
October 30,2021The Iranian capital’s residents inhaled less polluted air in October compared with the same period of last year, data from Tehran Municipality show. Charts regularly published by Tehran Air...
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April 10,2021The residents of Iranian capital breathed in more polluted air in March compared with the corresponding month of last year, data released by Tehran Air Quality Control Company show. Charts...
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January 02,2021Tehran has been suffocating under a blanket of smog over the past several days, as urban managers faced the public ire over their inaction. In a meeting held on Friday, Abdolreza Cheraghali a...
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November 21,2020Tous Thermal Power Plant in Khorasan Razavi Province slashed use of mazut as feedstock in the first half of the current Persian calendar year (March 20-Sept. 21, 2020) but is still among the big...
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May 31,2020The Plan and Budget Organization has allocated 150 billion rials ($880,000) to the Forests, Ranges and Watershed Management Organization to help battle wildfires across the country as the weather...
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January 20,2020The determination of the Department of Environment to fight air pollution notwithstanding, the issue is too complicated to be addressed in the short-term and only by one department, head of the...
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January 13,2020A study conducted by the Department of Environment on gasoline and diesel quality indicates both fuels sold in the country contain dangerous chemicals above acceptable standards, head of the...
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January 11,2020To put a cap on the increasing air pollution in Iranian megacities, Karaj and Isfahan, urban managers have once again employed restrictive traffic rules, the efficiency of which has been repeatedly...
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December 27,2019Iran’s Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology and the Department of Environment has initiated a joint project to use high-tech innovations to curb environmental pollutions....
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December 21,2019As air pollution moves from bad to worse in most mega cities, officials and relevant organizations keep evading their responsibility and tightly embrace the blame game. Schools have again closed...
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December 21,2019Autumn ended on Saturday, but the thick blanket of atmospheric pollution and toxic dust shrouds the skies of the capital city Tehran, once again forcing the shutdown of schools. Iran...
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December 16,2019A suffocating haze, consisting of dust and smoke particles, blanketed Tehran and forced 1,051 citizens to rush to medical centers on Saturday, Emergency Services Organization announced. According...
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December 08,2019Groups of desert locusts have reappeared in southeast Iran. Despite intensive control operations, hopper bands and swarms continue to form along both sides of the Indo-Pakistan border where an...
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December 07,2019Air pollution has become a source of serious concern to the Iranian capital’s residents in the absence of workable solutions, Tehran’s Mayor Pirouz Hanachi said while detailing plans to curb the...
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December 02,2019More than 57% of the population of 80 million is affected by the impact of dust storms, secretary of the Technology Development Council of Water, Drought, Erosion and Environment said. Referring...
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November 30,2019While the Iranian capital has been suffocating under a blanket of smog that has refused to budge over the past seven days, urban managers seem to be content taking ineffectual measures in the hope...
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November 29,2019Gasoline rationing that started on Nov. 15 will not have any significant effect on curbing air pollution if the temperature is below 15° C, head of the Department of Environment said. “When the...
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November 27,2019The Iranian capital’s sky has gone hazy again with a suffocating blanket of smog falling over Tehran and the urban officials’ only response was to close primary schools and kindergartens. Earlier...
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November 13,2019Over the past seven days, Tehran residents have woken up to see their city blanketed in thick smog. On Tuesday, Tehran Mayor Pirouz Hanachi laid bare a fact that most were well aware off: Tehran’...
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November 11,2019Outdoor physical exercises in all school grades have been cancelled until Friday (Nov. 15), as the sprawling city experienced its seventh consecutive day of dangerously high air pollution levels....
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November 09,2019Petrochemical, fertilizer and refinery projects with annual capacity to manufacture 5 million tons are facing rough times and some have been put on hold as the water problems worsen. According to...
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November 02,2019Tehran’s residents experienced a more stable air condition during October after being exposed to hazardous emissions in early fall, mostly due to traffic congestion coinciding with the opening of...
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September 16,2019The Interior Ministry has called for a national ban on dilapidated cars that contribute to the worsening air pollution in Iranian cities. The ministry has asked Iran Traffic Police to devise a...
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August 31,2019After two months of high-density pollutants stifling Tehran, August offered some solace and its residents once again could breathe more easily. Data released by Tehran Air Quality Control Company...
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