Environment

Industrial waste water leaks from Israeli chemical plant

The public is asked to avoid Ashalim and nearby routes until further notice.

Bird makes a rare stop in Israel after 'wrong turn'

The dowitcher was last seen in Israel in the Dan region in 1984.

Two million head to the outdoors this Passover holiday

Millions of Israelis flocked to nature for their holiday celebrations.

Kinneret’s deceptive depths a new danger to swimmers

Givati stressed the importance of ensuring that the lake’s shores have proper signage, warning bathers to be aware of the conditions, particularly when there are strong easterly winds.

Nahariya beach opens after 6-year asbestos cleanup

“Following a complex and professional cleanup conducted by the Environmental Protection Ministry, the northern coast has been returned to the public.”

Israeli start-up extracting water from air, around the world

Water Gen tech works in remote locations, and where pipes are no longer safe.

Israel’s Emefcy teams up with NY water firm to enter Chinese market

Emefcy will be collaborating with RWL Water, founded by Jewish-American businessman and philanthropist Ronald Lauder, to offer a range of packaged treatment plant solutions in China.

Dead Sea indicates climate change for 220,000 years

As one of the saltiest lakes on Earth in an arid region and the lowest point on Earth, the lake has recorded climate change in the region over geological periods.

Israeli bird-watching event raises NIS 254,000 to save black storks

Through their participation, teams from 14 different countries ultimately raised NIS 254,000 to save black storks and combat illegal bird-hunting in Turkey.

Paraguay to replace ‘shackle-and-hoist’ kosher slaughter method

Practice halted in Israel years ago at behest of chief rabbinate.

Israel turning garbage dump into energy resource

Officials launched a refuse derived fuel (RDF) plant at the Hiriya Recycling Park – a waste sorting and recycling plant that sits at the foot of the region's towering former garbage dump.

A multi-pronged approach to water economy innovation

“It will be a beautiful pond with biological life that will clean the water.”

Migrating starlings swoop over southern Israel

Migrating starlings create beautiful murmurations in the sky in southern Israel, where they are spending their winter.

Environmental Protection Ministry orders closure of ammonia facility

Green groups and politicians have long seen the container, which stores all ammonia imported by Israel, as a “ticking time bomb.”

TAU and HU scientists: Weakening of Earth’s magnetic field is not new

Israeli archeologists and geophysicists say that the weakening of the Earth's magnetic field is not new and very likely does not indicate a polar reversal, basing their conclusion on a new study.

Israeli firm to build second sewage treatment plant in Ethiopia

The Caesarea-based firm is teaming up with partner TodayTomorrow Ventures Inc. in a $400,000 deal to construct a wastewater treatment facility at the EPRI 1 condominium complex in Addis Ababa.

Building frustration in the wild, wild east

Construction in the Eila Valley is trampling the public will and destroying a priceless green lung.

Rihanna the rhino gives birth to first calf at Israeli zoo

Rami the rhino is the 29th rhino to be born in the Ramat Gan Safari; both baby and mother are doing well.

Honey of an idea

Students develop autonomous pollination device

Bettering the world through Eco-Zionism

"We want to reach as many people as possible, including non-Jewish people, so that more people will understand the culture and values that Israel operates under."

The West Bank has become Israel's garbage can

Civil Administration: Environmental improvements on the horizon in the West Bank.

Greek energy developer: We are here to open the Israeli gas market

Greece's Energean Oil & Gas purchased the Israeli gas reservoirs Karish and Tanin from the Delek Group in a $148 million deal.

Drilling firm to pursue water, gas, oil projects

‘Atid’ to launch a home-based service to compete with the only other operator in the country.

Hydroponic farm for refugees, foreign workers launches on Tel Aviv rooftop

"They don't have the same language, so they can't communicate,” urban farming consultant Lavi Kushelevich told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday. “But they can communicate through food.”

Israel’s Mediterranean: A ‘Wild West,’ but with waves of progress

The Med is considered one of the most contaminated seas on Earth; What are we going to do about it?

Israel Railways threatens to halt trains following Environment Ministry reprimand

Tel Aviv Hashalom, Bat Yam Yoseftal station platforms plagued by air pollution.

Suspicions surrounding Haifa refinery fire bring criminal investigation

On December 25, a fire overtook a 12,000-cubic meter benzene storage container at an Israel Oil Refineries – Bazan (ORL) facility.

A scenic retreat for birdwatchers, families and couples in the North

The Galilion is a logical lodging place for those making a trip up North especially for the Hula Valley.

Civil Administration building charcoal plant in West Bank, to curb pollution

"This is a significant breakthrough in the field that caused severe environmental pollution that influenced both Israeli residents and Palestinian residents."

Firefighters extinguish Haifa Oil Refineries fire, after all-day blaze

Owners of the refinery will not be hoping for a repeat of the Hanukkah miracle.