The Department of Environment has called on the parliament to revise the bill on environmental tax expenditure to help develop green industries.
The code on environmental tax obliges…
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The International Exhibition on Environment, Renewable Energy and Energy Saving opened at Tehran's permanent fairground on Wednesday.
Authorities from the Department of Environment…
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A water treatment plant has been built in the water-stressed village of Azati in Sarbaz County of Sistan-Baluchestan Province to supply drinking water for villagers with the financial support of…
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While the capital is struggling with smoggy days, environmental experts and authorities have begun warning about the impending arrival of another type of pollution: dust storms.
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Despite more cities than ever banning residents from setting off firecrackers to ring in the Lunar New Year, large parts of China were blanketed in thick smog on the first day of the lunar…
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The US Environmental Protection Agency levied around half the average number of penalties against polluters in the first year of the administration of US President Donald Trump as in the same…
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A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southeastern Mexico on Friday night, with the epicenter in the state of Oaxaca, the US Geological Survey reported.
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Illegal waste burning in Tehran's districts 18 and 19 has raised concerns among authorities, compelling them to take urgent action to combat it.
Reports were released of the…
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Shortly after rain improved the poor air quality in Khuzestan, more dust was predicted to trouble the province once again this week.
The oil-rich province was enveloped in a thick…
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The Indian government’s plan to spend $230 million over two years to prevent crop residue burning is below the spending estimates of its policy advisors for the task and may do little to cut the…
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The haze of dust enveloping Iran's southwestern provinces is most likely to be blown away by the approaching low-pressure system in the next few days, based on recent data provided by the…
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A wild elephant killed two women outside their home near a wildlife reserve in southeastern Nepal, local police reported on Wednesday.
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Iran and Germany discussed areas of collaboration to address Iran's environmental challenges.
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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…
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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…
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A conference to mark the World Wetlands Day themed “Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future” by the Standing Committee of the Ramsar Convention was held in Ramsar, Mazandaran Province, on Friday…
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The number of monarchs wintering in California has dropped to a five-year low, despite more volunteers counting more sites in search of the orange-and-black insect that is arguably the most…
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Fire incidents in natural sites under the control of the Department of Environment have increased by 20% since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2017) compared with the same…
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Hundreds of tourists trapped in a remote New Zealand town for 48 hours after a strong storm damaged roads were freed on Saturday after authorities cleared a highway.
State Highway Six…
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Over 70% of the once depleted Hoor al-Azim lagoon in Khuzestan Province have filled up with water, raising hope of the lagoon’s full recovery.
According to Hamid Zohrabi, a deputy at the…
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China successfully launched its first seismo-electromagnetic satellite to study seismic precursors, which might help it establish a ground-space earthquake monitoring and forecasting network in…
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State organizations were tasked with duties to revive the troubled Urmia Lake, located between East and West Azarbaijan provinces, by First Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri at a meeting on…
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Iranian authorities have called attention to the issue of water shortage and the resulting problems of sand and dust storms as the country's most serious environmental challenges.
The…
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Hong Kong is grappling with a growing mountain of waste resulting from China’s ban this year on imports of 24 types of unprocessed rubbish–part of an effort to upgrade its recycling industry and…
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Afghanistan has been struck by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake close to its border with Pakistan, according to the US Geological Survey, killing one and leaving at least five injured.
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