A US judge on Tuesday granted final approval for a $14.7 billion class action settlement in Volkswagen's diesel emissions cheating scandal, the largest such automaker settlement in history.
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The mere closure of gravel mining sites in southwestern Tehran is not enough to ensure an end to the pollution caused by such sites, the Iranian capital’s chief environment official said.
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Plastics manufacturer Aquapak Polymers has been shortlisted for a leading environmental award for its patented technology to produce a durable, flexible plastic film that is 100% recyclable, 100%…
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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…
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September 2016 was the second warmest ninth month of the year on record, according to NOAA, snapping a string of 16 straight months the average temperature set a record high.
The month was…
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The Drought and Environment Headquarters at Iran's Vice Presidency for Science and Technology has signed a memorandum of understanding with the French firm Suez Company to benefit from the latest…
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More than a dozen angry Volkswagen owners told a federal judge on Tuesday that a $10 billion settlement does not adequately compensate them for the automaker's emissions cheating scandal, part of…
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The topic of turning the Department of Environment into a ministry is once again gaining momentum a year after efforts to elevate the department to the status of a ministry failed.
Ali…
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A scheme to help raise environmental awareness among schoolchildren has so far been implemented in 15 schools in Tehran since the start of the school year (October 22). The plan, dubbed “An…
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The results of an animal census carried out in the last Iranian year (ended March 19, 2016) was recently publicized, showing an increase in the populations of deer and ovis but a decline in the…
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Statistics provided by the Department of Environment on wildfires in protected areas during the first half of the current Iranian year (started March 20) show a notable decrease in such incidents…
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Following the debacle with Volkswagen’s diesel cheating, Europe has taken a long, hard look at its current emissions regulations and come to the conclusion that they are really, really bad. As a…
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A member of the parliamentary environment group has renewed calls for elevating the Department of Environment to a ministry to give environment officials more political clout.
Speaking to…
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Tech giant Google plans to collect and analyze data to help companies reduce their environmental footprints and make it all available through a new app.
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Pembient, a startup looking to end the appeal of poaching by flooding the market with synthetic rhino horn, is approaching something resembling a finished product that should be ready within two…
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Fires scorched a total of 12,000 hectares of Iran's forests and rangelands in the first half of the current Iranian year (started March 20), signifying a 12% decrease compared with the same period…
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Scientists backed by the US National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration working in the Hawaiian Archipelago are calling some of the deep coral reefs found in the region's so-called oceanic "…
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Tree farming is gradually gaining momentum in the northeastern province of North Khorasan, to the relief of both economists and environmentalists.
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Contrary to rumors, the Oil Ministry has imposed no restrictions on the release of water into Hoor al-Azim Wetland in Khuzestan Province in recent months, said the head of the provincial office of…
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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…
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The director of Urmia Lake Restoration Program says the lake’s revival is on track and it will be fully restored with the help of people and the collaboration of government bodies.
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Demands for expanding a road in the vicinity of Gahar Lake in Lorestan Province have caused concern among environmentalists who demand its complete closure.
The road was built in 2002 on…
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The need for sophisticated and precise machines to monitor pollution and their high operational and maintenance costs pose a challenge to the Department of Environment.
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India, the world’s third largest emitter of greenhouse gases, formally joined the Paris agreement on tackling climate change on Sunday, the United Nations said, taking the global pact a step…
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Players in the agriculture sector, especially farmers, must realize that current water consumption trends cannot be sustained, as groundwater reserves continue to drop, Iran’s top environment…
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