A majority of Americans oppose US President Donald Trump's plan to eliminate environmental regulations that combat climate change, according to a new poll, underscoring skepticism about his oft-…
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<p>Iran environment news, Read the latest environment news on Iran, including news on wetlands, wildlife, pollution, urbanization and sea life.</p>
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A water transfer project aimed at restoring the imperiled Shadegan Wetland in Khuzestan Province is expected to be complete by mid-June, said a top environment figure.
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Volunteers in New Zealand are racing to rescue survivors after more than 400 pilot whales beached themselves.
About 300 stranded whales died overnight at Farewell Spit, on the South Island…
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The Energy Ministry predicts that water stress will worsen throughout the Central Iranian Plateau over the next few months, according to an excerpt of a report published Monday on the ministry's…
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The consensus among experts and environment officials is that Tehran is losing the battle against land subsidence.
The concern is justified, since the plains in southern Tehran are…
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Camera traps in Minab, Hormozgan Province, have captured images of a rare Persian leopard, only the seventh such sighting in the country in the current year (started March 20, 2016).
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The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is home to the world’s largest repository of climate data.
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Residents in pollution hotspots could be relocated under new clean air proposals.
Cornwall Council has discussed plans that could include compulsory purchases of properties in areas with "…
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Without a significant effort to reduce greenhouse gases, including an accelerated deployment of technologies for capturing atmospheric carbon and storing it underground, and sustained growth in…
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The 10% decrease in precipitation within Urmia's catchment area during the current water year (started Sept. 22) compared to the previous year has hindered the lake's restoration.
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China's audit office found that 17.6 billion yuan ($2.56 billion) earmarked for water pollution prevention work in 2016 was not used "effectively", Xinhua reported Sunday. The funds were meant to…
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Authorities have detained 43 people suspected of stoking some of the deadly Chilean forest fires that have killed 11 people and destroyed large swaths of land, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet…
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The Iranian Fuel Conservation Company and the Association of Iran's Taxi Unions signed a deal on Monday to renovate the country's aging public transportation fleet, in the latest push to combat…
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UN aid chief, Stephen O'Brien, said the international community must show “total solidarity” with Ethiopia, as it faces yet another drought…
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With less than seven weeks left before the current Iranian year ends (March 20), the annual budget earmarked for the preservation of Iran's wetlands has yet to be paid to the Department of…
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Iran is expected to receive more rainfall this week, as the cold front covering most of eastern and south-central Iran is predicted to stay until Friday. Speaking to ISNA, Ahad Vazifeh, the head…
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The muddying of coastal waters by climate change could drastically increase levels of neurotoxic mercury in sea life, contaminating food supplies.
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New data analysis shows the relationship between economic growth and deforestation resembles half of a Kuznets curve. In other words, economic growth in less developed countries appears to drive…
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London's air quality set a modern record during this week’s spate of pollution that occurred when cold, windless weather trapped emissions over the capital.
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The Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization is expected to receive a cash injection to the tune of 2 trillion rials ($5.1 million) to bolster its fight against wildfires, a senior…
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While northern Khuzestan Province was being showered by much-needed rain on Friday, most other parts of the oil-rich region were slammed by intense dust storms that disrupted flights and forced…
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Paris will have the chance to try out its new anti-pollution traffic restrictions this week with clear skies and cold weather leading to a heavy presence of fine particles in the capital's air.
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The world's primates face an "extinction crisis" with 60% of species now threatened with extinction, according to research. A global study, involving more than 30 scientists, assessed the…
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Delbar, the female Asiatic cheetah on whom everyone has pinned hope to ensure the survival of her species, might have to undergo artificial insemination.
"There is still a chance for…
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The floodgates of Zayandehroud Dam were opened on Sunday to allow water to flow into the parched river with the same name, the head of Isfahan Regional Water Authority said.
"The current…
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