U.S. Warns Iranian Oil Tankers May Be Courting ‘Environmental Disaster’
RF/LE - The United States is warning other countries not to allow Iranian oil tankers into their ports, saying the…
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Persian leopard seen for 3rd time in 2 years in north-central Iran
PayvandNews - A Persian leopard has been spotted for the third time within two years in Taleqan, a rural district located in…
Iran’s Environmentalists Are Caught Up in a Political Power Struggle
HRW -The family of Kavous Seyed Emami, a prominent environmentalist and professor at Tehran’s Imam Sadegh University, broke the horrific…
Isfahan Farmers Renew Their Protests For Government Inaction
Radiofarda - Farmers in Isfahan province have renewed their protests related to lack of water and what they say is…
Iran Environmentalists In Prison For Months ‘Without Sufficient Evidence’
Radiofarda - Almost ten months after the detention of several Iranian environmentalists, the spokesman of the Islamic Republic's judiciary says…
Iran Hit Hard By Floods In the North, Dust Storms In The South
Radiofarda - Massive dust storms have hit the two southern provinces of Kerman and Sistan and Baluchistan, while six northern…
Iranian-American Among Five Environmentalists Charged in Iran After Eight Months in Prison
CHRI – Five out of the eight environmentalists who have been detained in Iran since January 2018, including an Iranian-American…
Wildfires ravage marshlands on Iran-Iraq border
AHVAZ, Iran — A mother covers her daughter’s mouth and nose with her headscarf as they rush through the heavy smog that…
Iran’s Department of Environment opposes water transfer from Persian Gulf
PayvandNews - With regard to the environmental conditions of the Persian Gulf, the Department of Environment (DOE) has taken a…
Iran Risks Losing 70% of Farmlands: Environment Chief
bourseandbazaar - Iran faces losing 70 percent of its farmlands if urgent action is not taken to overcome a litany of…