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Category: Environment
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A Waste Crisis Threatens Iran’s Miankaleh Wetland
Decades of unmanaged waste near Behshahr have contaminated the soil and threaten groundwater and Miankaleh, one of Iran’s most valuable wetland ecosystems. A short…
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When Water Becomes a Weapon of War
From Iran and the Gulf to Gaza and Ukraine, attacks on water systems make civilian life uninhabitable long after the bombs fall. During the…
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The Hidden Face of the Strait of Hormuz: Dolphins and Turtles in the Persian Gulf Today
Recent military tensions and oil pollution are endangering the Persian Gulf’s fragile ecosystem, poisoning coastal dolphins’ lungs and making hawksbill turtles’ nesting beaches unsafe.…
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War’s Industrial Toxins Leak into Groundwater in Marginalized Areas
US-Israel attacks on industrial infrastructure may have damaged toxic-waste facilities, threatening groundwater and exposing marginalized rural communities to long-term public-health risks. Following recent attacks…
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War at the Strait of Hormuz Could Trigger a Global Environmental Disaster
Conflict in the Strait of Hormuz could spark a massive oil spill, devastating Gulf ecosystems, desalination, fisheries, and economies while threatening global energy supplies.…
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Israel’s Attack on South Pars: Three Voices on Gas Infrastructure, Workers’ Lives, and War
Three experts reflect on the strike on Asaluyeh, warning of deepening hardship for workers, economic disruption, and a widening regional crisis. Following Israel’s attack…
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Iran’s Floods and the IRGC’s Dams: How Militarized Construction Destroyed Local Livelihoods in Baluchistan
Late December rains turned deadly where non-standard IRGC-linked dams and land grabs rerouted floodwaters, drowning farms, villages, and the economic lifelines of local communities.…
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The Plunder of Bisotoun Forest: Killing Trees and Paving the Way for Real-Estate Speculation
How a 50-year-old forest beside the Bisotoun World Heritage site is deliberately run down, logged and primed for real-estate speculation — exposing a deeper…
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Breathless Cities: Toxic Air as a National Crisis
Iran’s lethal air pollution is a nationwide crisis driven by dirty fuels, weak enforcement and sanctions, imposing a hidden economic tax and deepening social…
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Three Weeks of Fire in Hircani Forests: What Burned, What failed, What’s at stake
Wildfire in Elit’s Hircani forests exposes climate-stressed, human-caused fires, delayed and fragmented state response, and systemic lack of prevention that threatens an ancient UNESCO-listed…
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Reducing Fuel Subsidies in Iran: Economic Necessity or Political Instrument?
The removal of energy subsidies around the world is used as a tool for development, social justice, and a transition to clean energy. In…
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Residents of Yasuj Protest Against Water Shortages and Dam Construction
Residents of Yasuj protest Mandegan and Khersan-3 dams, warning of aquifer destruction, livelihood collapse, and “water export” from Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, demanding Pezeshkian halt…