It Has to Be Said: Yerevan’s Air Pollution Crisis

2026-01-25 - 21:06

Yerevan’s air pollution is no longer background noise, it’s a public health emergency. From nonstop construction and urban quarries to traffic emissions and landfill fires, the sources are well known and long documented. In this episode, Maria Titizian explains why geography isn’t the cause, why PM2.5 is the real threat, and why the failure isn’t about data, but political will. In this episode: • What’s actually polluting Yerevan’s air • Why PM2.5 poses the greatest health risk • Construction, quarries, transport and landfill fires • Weak enforcement and selective oversight • Why clean air requires costly and uncomfortable decisions Read the full story Yerevan’s Air Crisis: Inside the Pollution Emergency Hovhannes Nazaretyan Dec 24, 2025 Yerevan’s worsening air pollution has moved from background concern to a public health emergency. Hovhannes Nazaretyan examines the main drivers including construction, quarries, transport and waste and why government responses have so far fallen short. Read more