TEHRAN — Iran’s parliament (Majlis) on Wednesday approved clean air bill which could greatly help deal with sources of pollution in the country once in comes into force.

TEHRAN — A high-ranking working group headed by First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri has been formed to deal with air pollution in metropolises of the country, ILNA news agency reported on Saturda

TEHRAN — 72 percent of people in Iran are withstanding prolonged drought, the director for drought and crisis management department of Iran’s Meteorological Organization said.

TEHRAN — Despite the fact that forests across the globe are shrinking at a rate of 0.09 percent annually Iran’s forests expanded 0.98 percent on average per year over the past 15 years, according t

TEHRAN- Twenty two 22 people have lost their lives in the wake of a recent influenza outbreak in Iran, Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh-Hashemi confirmed on Sunday.

TEHRAN- An official at the Department of Environment announced that 3,000 billion rials (about $90.8 million) were allocated to anti-desertification projects including: growing soil, stabilizing tr

TEHRAN- Iranian officials at the Department of Environment will introduce new bill with tougher penalties for wild animal poaching, Mehr news-agency reports on Saturday.

TEHRAN -- Head of the Department of Environment has said that 35 million Iranians are affected by air pollution.

TEHRAN -- Noise pollution in downtown Tehran is 15 to 25 decibels (dB) above the healthy threshold, says chief of staff of environment and stable development of Tehran Municipality.

TEHRAN -- Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says that the municipality under his leadership is considering measures to reduce air pollution in Tehran by 50 percent in the course of 4 years.