TEHRAN, January 30 - The European Union (EU) has threatened to take top air-polluting members France, Germany, and Britain to court if they fail to heed a final warning to comply with standards for hazardous air pollutants.
TEHRAN, January 23 - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has authorized the Iranian administration to withdraw a sum of $150 million from the National Development Fund for projects to tackle the heavy dust pollution in the country, a lawmaker said.
TEHRAN, December 20 - Skopje was gripped by polluted air and fog which has practically paralyzed the Macedonian capital and perturbed air traffic. On the Skopje streets, numerous citizens were wearing masks in a bid to protect themselves while the visibility was poor.
TEHRAN, November 11 - To tackle the complicated, long-standing problem of air pollution enveloping Tehran, various regulatory schemes have been implemented.
TEHRAN, October 20 -Pollution caused nine million deaths in 2015 — three times more than AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined — scientists said on Thursday, calling for governments in poor countries to act.
TEHRAN, July 23, YJC - A new earth observing satellite is to give scientists vital information about our atmosphere and the impact of climate change and pollution .
Bay of Bengal hosts a 'dead zone' of an estimated 60,000 square kilometers. In this report pollution made by leaving plastic trash near the bay are shown.
BEIJING, March 7 (Reuters) - China cannot relent on efforts to tackle pollution , though a rapid turnaround should not be expected, the environment minister told a news conference on Saturday during China's annual parliamentary meeting.
Tehran, YJC. Qalibaf has said that the Tehran Municipality is devising plans to reduce air pollution in the Iranian capital by 50 percent in the course of 4 years.
Having declared "war on pollution ", China is arming itself with tougher weapons from new courts to daily fines and shutting down offenders altogether, in what analysts call promising steps but no guarantee of progress.