Toxic smog puts Tehran on alert
Financial Tribune – Outdoor physical exercises in all school grades have been cancelled until Friday (Nov. 15), as the sprawling city experienced…
Tag Archives: Iran air pollution
Old taxis soon reach up to 192,000
Tehran Times – There are currently 150,000 clunker taxis in the country, which will reach up to 192,000 by the end of…
50% of taxis should be in the junkyard
Financial Tribune – There are 150,000 dilapidated taxis in the country terribly contributing to the worsening air pollution. The figure comprises nearly…
Iran prepares to boost jobs, clean air by revamping auto fleet
Al Monitor | Maysam Bizaer: Major Iranian urban centers have seen unprecedented air pollution in recent years. According to officials, it’s caused…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on February 8
IFP – IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Thursday, February 8, and picked headlines from…
We have been taken hostage by vehicles
MNA – In the recent days the air pollution in some parts of Tehran has reached a dangerous level, ringing the alarm…
President Rouhani: Iran cannot be indifferent to air pollution
IRNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that people cannot live with air pollution and ‘we cannot be indifferent to…
Dangerous level of air pollution shuts schools in Iran’s Khuzestan
IFP – Kindergartens and schools in 15 cities of Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan will be closed down on Saturday because of…
Hazardous air pollution closes down schools in Tehran province
Tasnim – Authorities have been forced to shut down all nurseries and elementary schools in the Iranian Province of Tehran after air…
Gas best choice for reducing environmental pollution: GECF Sec. Gen.
SHANA – The secretary general of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) said natural gas is the best option for realization of…
How reading can resolve issue of air pollution
IFP- Marziyeh Boroumand, a well-known Iranian filmmaker, has written an article about air pollution in Etemad Newspaper. Here’s IFP’s translation of her…
Air pollution costs Iranians $30b a year
Iran’s struggle with air pollution costs its people $30 billion a year—nearly double the $16 billion reported by the World Health Organization…
Air pollution rising at an ‘alarming rate’ in world’s cities
Outdoor pollution has risen 8% in five years with fast-growing cities in the developing world worst affected, WHO data shows Outdoor air…
Rouhani calls for public participation to address particle pollution
Ahvaz, March 16, IRNA – The government is doing its best to improve the living environment as it directly affects the public…
Advisor: Iran tries for regional convergence to confront dust
Tehran, Feb 23, IRNA – Special assistant for head of Department of Environment Majid Shafeipour said that Iran’s efforts to organize regional…
Tehran Municipality alone cannot curb air pollution
Iran’s environment chief has responded to Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf’s recent claims that his office can effectively end the air pollution…
Air pollution insurance
Iranian Insurance firms will offer air pollution coverage following the record air pollution in the capital in recent days, an official at…
18 degree Celsius challenge to fight air pollution
One of the major factors that contribute to increase in green-house gasses and make the air suffocating and hazardous in big cities…
Qalibaf: I can end pollution crisis
Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has criticized officials and lawmakers for what he calls “the politicization of air pollution.” Speaking to the…
Cabinet adopts measures to control air pollution
Tehran, Dec 29, IRNA – Cabinet on Wednesday decided to devise short-term and swift plans for controlling air pollution. President Hassan Rouhani…
Photos: Tehran schools close down due to air pollution
Air pollution has forced Iranian authorities to close kindergartens and all other schools in Tehran province for two days from Sunday. …
Tehran schools close down due to air pollution
Tehran, Dec 19, IRNA – Air pollution has forced Iranian authorities to close kindergartens and all other schools in Tehran province for…
Air pollution alarming
Air pollution in some Iranian cities has reached alarming levels, according to Hossain Shahidzadeh, deputy director at the Air Quality Control Company…
Gov’t lacks funds to tackle dust storms
The government lacks the financial resources to effectively battle the crippling dust storms that have dogged more than two-thirds of Iran, according…
Ahvaz, Isfahan most polluted cities
The cities of Ahvaz and Isfahan have earned the unflattering title of Iran’s most polluted cities over the past decade. Speaking to…
Some 35 million Iranians are affected by air pollution: Environment chief
The 11th government is taking good steps to tackle air pollution in the country; one such step is to cut the emission…
Reducing air pollution successful, DOE chief
TEHRAN April 21(Shana)–Improving the quality of fuel and distribution of euro-4 gasoline were two successful steps Petroleum Ministry took last year for…
Dust particles problem needs long term planning, DOE chief
TEHRAN Feb 21(Shana)–Tackling the dust particles problem requires a long term planning and temporary arrangements are impractical, head of Department of Environment…
Theatrical behaviors no solution for tackling dust storm
TEHRAN Feb 21(Shana)–The administration has had accurate plans for tackling the problem of air pollution and does not intend to cope with…
Iran sets up working group to study how to tackle dust particles
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian cabinet underlined the importance of taking immediate measures to settle the problem of heavy air pollution caused…
Ahwaz remains under dust for fifth day
Dust lingers on Ahwaz for the fifth consecutive day and the weather forecasts predicting rain have not come through forcing residents to…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Jan. 19
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Monday and picked headlines from 18 of them. IFP has…
President Rouhani calls on people to help clean air
Tehran, Jan 19, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said here on Monday that people must contribute to make air clean and healthy.…
Ebtekar warns polluting manufactures, industries
TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Vice-president and head of Department of Environment has said polluting automakers and other industries would receive warnings…
“Air pollution has now emerged as a silent killer” says UN Official in Iran
Waking up to thick, grey smog covering the city and commuting behind facemasks has sadly become a daily routine in Tehran. Eyes…
US scholar: Tehran confronting insufficient data on air pollution
Tehran, Jan 14, IRNA – A US university scholar said Tehran was suffering from the shortage of relevant data to fight air…
Polluting particles to increase in metropolis cities
Tehran, Jan 13, IRNA – The Meteorological Organization announced on Tuesday that polluting particles are to increase over the next two days…
Euro-4 gasoline planned in Ahvaz
TEHRAN Dec 09 (Shana)–Iran plans to start distributing euro-4 gasoline in the oil-rich city of Ahvaz in southwestern Iran, a deputy head…
Iran to free up Hybrid car imports
TEHRAN Nov 22 (Shana)–The Iranian government plans to free up imports of hybrid cars in an attempt to reduce air pollution emanating…